A TALL FAMILLE VERTE RECTANGULAR VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The body decorated with dragons writhing amidst dense peony scroll, the upper half applied on two sides with a quatrefoil panel centered by a reticulated shou medallion and on the other two sides with a leafy, budding branch, between raised bands of squared scrolls
18 1/8 in. (46 cm.) high
Lot Essay
For a pair of similar vases shown standing within their matching pierced hollow pedestals see, E. Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, vol. I, London, 1911, pl. 46.