A large, Chinese, porcelain vase, ovid with waisted neck & flared rim, a pair of openwork handles at the neck, the face with 5 women in a garden - tall bamboo behind them, butterflies overhead, the reverse with lines of vertical text. H: 17 1/16" (43.2cm) Condition: In excellent condition with small impressions in the rim from the time of manufacture, & the gilded layer worn off the handles.