Lot 142. A rare Famille-verte ‘Bird and flowers’ square vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); 51cm., 20 1/8 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 GBP. Photo Sothebys 2013

of square section, the tapering body rising to angled shoulders surmounted by a waisted neck, painted to each face with birds amongst leafy floral blooms issuing from rocks, the shoulder with lingzhi sprays, similarly decorated with leafy floral branches and rocks on the neck, the recessed centre on the base inscribed with a six-character mark

Provenance: Purchased in London in 1909.
A UK Private Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London, 15 mai 2013