A Powder Blue and Gilt Hexagonal Bottle Vase Of hexagonal baluster form, with gilt decoration around the body, one side with a pair of mandarin ducks and a large butterfly, the other side with a scene of a boat on a lake surrounded by mountains, separated by prunus sprays, the neck with further prunus, all against a powder blue ground, set between lotus scroll bands, flanked by a pair of stylised archaistic dragon handles. Period: 18th century. Height: 40 cm.