Bottle Vase, 18th century, 15 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Porcelain with cobalt blue decoration under a clear glaze, China, 18th century, This fine, imperial vase has a globular body painted with six different flower heads on leafy scrolling branches including lotus, peony, chrysanthemum, and camellia. There is a band of lappets and scrolls at the foot, a ju-i headband with keyfret encircling the shoulder and a leaf and wave band decorates the tall, flared neck. The painted decoration here is directly inspired by the blue-and-white porcelain of the early fifteenth century

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