A large baluster form vase raised on a stepped foot decorated in green, iron red and gilt enamels with opposing ruyi shaped cloud collar borders of chrysanthemum vine at the shoulder and base framing single stylized feathery lotus flower sprigs of iron red and silver gilt which encircle the body and also on the neck. The shoulder encircled with a leiwen (thunder pattern) border interrupted by four quatrefoil cartouches enclosing Buddhistic auspicious emblems. The rim is decorated with borders of swirling classic scroll and pendant linked ruyi heads, the base bearing underglaze blue concentric circles.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 康熙 Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height:  18" (45.7cm)
Condition: Excellent, minor chips on foot rim.
Please refer to item #EX-213 when inquiring.

An almost identically decorated club shaped vase from the Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection, Christie's NY, January 2003, Lot 135, Height:  18 1/8"  (46cm)