Powder blue and famille verte Kumme. Kangxi era, ca. 1700 Tall kumme with steep sides, the interior decorated with a rectangular cartouche with flowers surrounded by a powder blue ground, the outer wall in the same pattern with two round and two fan-shaped cartouches. Underglaze blue 'ding' symbol mark in double ring. Rest. and with gold lacquer repair. Wooden stand. H 8.7 cm; D 19.5 cm Provenance Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia

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