317 - A large Famille Verte covered jar

A large Famille Verte covered jar Chinese porcelain Of baluster form, with rounded shoulders, short neck and domed cover surmounted by a finial Decorated in Famille Verte enamels, the body divided into panels outlined in green, alternating landscapes with mountains, trees, buildings and figures in boats with compositions of peonies, chrysanthemums and other flowering plants Shoulder decorated with a band of shaped reserves with floral motifs and scrollwork on a stippled ground, and neck with a continuous composition of flowers and foliage Lower section finished with a frieze of stylised foliate scrolls Kangxi period (1662–1722) (restoration to the rim) H.: 60.5 cm