A fine famille verte quadrilateral vase of square tapered section surmounted by a cylindrical flared neck. Each side of the body is painted with narrative scenes from the historical novel and monumental tale, Three Kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guanzhong, of warriors on horseback and landscape panoramas enclosed by single black line border on a pale green ground applied to the biscuit and covered with a clear glaze. On the shoulder of the vase at each corner is an aubergine peach with an auspicious emblem. Between the peaches is a peony flower upon a dark green ground of swastika diaper pattern. The cylindrical neck rises from an aubergine linked ruyi shaped cloud border with scenes of an official seated at a desk. The mark on the base is typical of the early Kangxi period used prior to the allowance of an Imperial reign mark in this case two Buddhist emblems, the artemisia leaf and beribboned sacred scroll.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 康熙 Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height:  19 1/2"  (49.5cm)
Provenance:  Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 317
Condition:  Pristine.
Please refer to item #FV-213-317 when inquiring.