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Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Object Details
![A blue and white porcelain vase, China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA46-1_1-thb-s-2.jpg "A blue and white porcelain vase, China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]")
![A blue and white porcelain vase (other side), China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA46-1_2-thb-s-2.jpg "A blue and white porcelain vase (other side), China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]")
![A blue and white porcelain vase (underside), China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA46-1_3-thb-s-2.jpg "A blue and white porcelain vase (underside), China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century [thumbnail]")
A blue and white porcelain vase China, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, 18th century
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The vase is of bulbous form and is decorated with three women and a boy in a garden setting with plantain trees and rocks. There is a spurious six character Chenghua mark to the base. There is a later European rococo style silver neck mount and cover which is probably Dutch 18th century. It is marked D.G. and has an indistinct mark which could be a staff.
Dimensions
9.5cm wide, 10.5cm high, 15.5cm high (including cover)
Condition
The vase has been cut down and its neck has been removed and replaced with the silver mount and cover. It was probably originally designed as a water sprinkler. There are some minor glaze imperfections and the silver cover is tarnished.
Note
In the early Kangxi Period (1662-1722) official reign marks of the Emperor were prohibited on porcelain. Potters instead used good luck symbols and earlier reign marks to mark their wares. In this case, an earlier reign mark of the Chenghua Emperor has been used on a later piece.
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