A pair of large famille-verte 'flower and animal' slender baluster vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 五彩開光花鳥瑞獸紋大瓶一對

A pair of large famille-verte 'flower and animal' slender baluster vases

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

清康熙 五彩開光花鳥瑞獸紋大瓶一對

each sturdily potted, the tall sides gently rising to a rounded shoulder, subtly waisted neck, and galleried rim, the body finely painted with three registers of petal-form panels, each panel with double-line borders alternately enclosing animals in landscapes, birds and flowers, or flora of various seasons, the neck encircled by a composite floral scroll borne on a leafy stem, the mouth rim with a thin band of 'prunus and cracked ice' in polychrome enamels, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue, gilt stands (4)

Height 22 ⅛ in., 56.3 cm