A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE, China, 19th/20th century

h cm 27,5

With a compressed globular body, a raised bell-shaped foot and a tall tubular neck terminating in a bulb with a straight rim, decorated with dragons and mythical beasts moving among waves and stylised clouds. The decoration is divided by three concentric raised bands adorned with geometric lozenge motifs. The mouth is encircled by a band of stylised leaves and Greek key patterns. The base bears an apocryphal six-character Kangxi Emperor mark in underglaze blue.

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