H.: 72 cm The largest globular lowest bulb painted in bright cobalt blue with three roundels of chrysanthemum blossoms, alternating with heavy peony flowerheads, encircled by stylised dragons striding amidst the leafy meanders, surmounted by the central bulb similarly painted and all reserved on a blue ground, rising to the smallest bulb depicted with three cartouches of floral sprays beneath the waisted neck and flared rim. Provenance: Eugene O. Perkins CollectionSold at Christie's New York, 2 June 1989, lot 49Ralph M. Chait Galleries Ltd., New YorkRoy Davids Collection, no.56, acquired on 18 October 2011 See also:- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, obj. nr. AK-RBK-17516, for a related larger example, previously in the collection of August the Strong (link).- Sotheby's, New York, 16/17 September 2014, Lot 186, for a related larger example with the top section missing. (link)