花瓶 - Porcelain - China - Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

A large Chinese porcelain temple jar and cover in Qing Dynasty famille verte enamels, decorated with birds among flowering branches on a deep cobalt ground, 35.5 cm high by 21 cm wide, with an apocryphal Kangxi mark on the base and in good condition with minor aging signs, including a hairline crack in the vase and small chips to the rim of the cover.