Vase - Porcelain - China (No reserve price)

At the lead is a magnificent and richly decorated Chinese porcelain neck vase in the classical Famille-Verte and Wucai style. The main decoration shows a finely hand-painted, encircling scene with court ladies, scholars, and children in a traditional garden landscape beneath gnarled trees. The upper and lower body are set on a deep, dark green ground, lavishly adorned all over with dense floral scrolls, blossoms, and leaves (Black-Ground / Green-Ground Pattern). Embedded in this ground are fan- and leaf-shaped medallions displaying birds on branches and river landscapes. The flared neck of the vase is harmoniously finished with geometric borders and a Ruyi-band. Base mark: On the underside there is a red imperial era mark of the Qing Dynasty in seal script (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi), referring to the Kangxi reign (1662–1722). This is a very typical reverential or apocryphal mark for the 20th century, venerating the past era.