A blue and white 'ladies' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 青花開光仕女花卉圖瓶

A blue and white 'ladies' vase

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

清康熙 青花開光仕女花卉圖瓶

the elegantly potted globular body rising from a flared foot to a tall trumpet neck interrupted by a raised collar and a short compressed bulb, the body finely painted with two registers of petals, each enclosing alternating images of elegant ladies, blooming plants or a landscape, with stylized floral sprays above, the neck similarly decorated with a single row of petal lappets, the bulb painted with leafy blossoms, the base with an orchid plant in underglaze blue within a double circle

Height 15 ¾ in., 40 cm