Vase. China, Qing dynasty, late nineteenth century. Hand painted porcelain. With signature on the back. Wooden stand. Presents marks of use and some chipping. Measurements: 40 x 22 x 22 cm. 6 cm. height pedestal. Porcelain vase of stylized body with globular center, circular base and a neck atrompetado. Its entire surface is decorated with vegetal and floral bouquets, except for the cartouches with Chinese characters and a Greek fretwork border. Hand painted in cobalt blue on white. It presents marks of use and some chipping.

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