347 - A pair of Chinese blue and white vases

A pair of Chinese blue and white vases Chinese porcelain Of elongated cylindrical form, with rounded shoulders and tall neck Decorated in underglaze blue, the surface arranged in successive horizontal bands of stylised lotus flowers and foliate scrolls, alternating with a central band decorated with chilong amid stylised clouds, reserved against a blue ground The neck decorated with a border of stylised banana leaves, vertically arranged Kangxi period (1662–1722) H.: 28.5 cm C. J. A. Jörg and J. van Campen, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, p. 107