The vase is modelled with slightly bulbous centre, and flaring mouth. The flaring neck and the lower section are decorated in imitation of a bronze original with stiff leaves enclosing archaic designs, the bulbous middle section is decorated with masks on a leiwen ground. The base with an artemisia mark in a double circle in underglaze blue.

Condition: Some areas of restoration including: the top section of the rim; the upper neck join; and a small area of the upper foot, all with associated overpainting and overspraying, a few fine hairlines remain visible to the neck and foot.

Origin: China

Period: Kangxi period (1662-1722)

Sizes: 47.00 cm. H x 21.00 cm. diameter
18.5 in. H x 8.27 in. diameter