A Chinese black-ground Famille Verte vase Of slender baluster form with slightly flaring mouth rim, decorated in famille verte enamels with warriors on horseback, banner men, and foot warriors brandishing shields, the neck decorated with men at leisure on a terrace, all against a black background, the base glazed and with an apocryphal six-character mark of Kangxi. Period: 19th century. Height: 43 cm.