A BLUE AND WHITE 'BIRD AND FLOWER' VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

of cylindrical form tapering to a waisted neck with gently everted rim, freely painted in inky, washy blues with a repeated scene of an oriole perched on a blossoming magnolia tree under a full moon, with further foliage below and a pair of elegantly scrolling foliate motifs set to either side of the gently rounded shoulder, an artemisia leaf within a double circle on the base, coll. no. 173.

Bertrand de Lavergne, Paris, 1997.

The vase is in good condition, the surface with appropriate wear and minor imperfections.
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