A FAMILLE NOIRE PORCELAIN BALUSTER-SHAPED VASE, China, Qing dynasty, late 19th century

h cm 45,5

It is decorated on the body with two large rectangular reserves depicting respectively a qilin and a pheasant among flowers; on the sides are smaller circular and fan-shaped reserves with floral motifs. The neck features two floral reserves. The whole is set against a ground of black swastika diaper pattern with shou symbols. The base is marked with a double circle in underglaze blue.

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