Antique Famille Verte porcelain vase  綠彩神話人物棒槌瓶 © I. M. Chait Gallery

Tall and antique, Chinese Famille Verte porcelain vase; of rouleau form: decorated with a finely detailed warrior deity standing atop rockery, with a qilin by his side and a large pine tree to verso; the neck with bamboo above a patterned shoulder; in Kangxi-style and possibly Kangxi Period, Circa 18th-19th Century; H: 17 3/4"; Estimate $4,000-5,000

Provenance: Eldred's Auction August 1984, lot 119; Zeiser Museum 

I. M. Chait Gallery. IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS & ASIAN WORKS OF ART. New York City. Mar 21 2012