Kangxi, 1690-1720, having a ribbed cylindrical body with a slightly flared rim, foliate decoration in shades of blue, some areas painted in a line and dot technique, the cinched band at the top of the foot is painted with a running band of scrolls over the bell-shaped hollowed out foot, not marked. With descriptive book.

Vase 11 1/2 x 5 x 5 in.; book 1/2 x 11/2 x 5 in.

From the Collection of John and Barbara Suval, Fredericksburg, Virginia, by descent of Philip Suval Inc., founded 1896

A similar example is described and imaged inn the publication "China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange" p. 27. (This book accompanies the vase). A second example is in the Met Collection, accession number 69.228.

Later gilt on the rim; tight interior hairline extending from the rim downwards 3 in.; fritting at the foot rim and where the base joins the body.

$800 - 1,200