Rare vase rouleau en porcelaine bleu blanc Epoque Transition, XVIIE siècle

le corps tubulaire s'élargissant légèrement à l'épaulement sous un col étranglé aux bords évasés, à décor continu d'une scène animée représentant trois personnages dont l'un brandissant un étendard courant derrière un cavalier, le col enserré de feuilles de bananier stylisées, monture de bronze doré au col

The vase looks in pretty good condition but we haven't removed the bronze mounting on the rim ; it is very nicely painted in different tones of cobalt blue and the surface doesn't show many signs of wear ; however there are very few pin-point firing imperfections to the surface.
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A vase of this rare form is illustrated in Michael Butler, Margaret Medely and Stephen Little, Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, Alexandria, 1990, pl. 98.