A blue and white 'floral' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 青花開光山水花卉圖瓶

A blue and white 'floral' vase

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

清康熙 青花開光山水花卉圖瓶

the slender, baluster body rising from a splayed foot to a rounded shoulder and flared waisted neck, the body painted with three registers of overlapping petal-form panels, each panel with double-line borders alternatively enclosing riverscapes and flora, all below a chevron band, the neck encircled by a composite floral scroll in reserve, the mouth rim with a double-line border 

Height 20⅝ in., 52.3 cm