323 - A pair of Famille Verte triple-gourd bottles

A pair of Famille Verte triple-gourd bottles Chinese porcelain Of triple-gourd form, with three bulbous sections of decreasing size and a tall neck widening towards the rim Decorated in Famille Verte enamels The lower section with flowering branches tied with ribbons, surmounted by a border of stylised motifs The middle section decorated with gilt floral scrolls reserved on a rouge-de-fer ground The upper section decorated with fruit-shaped reserves containing flowers and insects The neck decorated with bamboo branches and finished with a geometric border Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (one with restoration to the rim) H.: 22 cm C. J. A. Jörg and J. van Campen, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, pp. 164-165