Of rectangular section, the vase potted in archaic style with two lug handles, all four sides painted with landscapes of mountain and water in underglaze blue, rocks and leaves in copper red; front with a fisherman on boat, the back with two scholars in front of pavilions on a river bank, a child riding a buffalo, and an attendant fishing on two sides.(H: 13 1/4 in.)PROVENANCE:Property formerly in the collection of Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989), thence by descentHaon was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours &pany, and was promoted in 1954 to the Foreign Relations Department as Manager of the European Office, London, England, until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Haon continued to live part-time in London into the late 1970s. It is believed that many of the Asian arts in his collection were acquired during this time in London.