Blue and white barrel-shaped vase ‘Flowers’, Qing dynasty, with Qianlong seal

Barrel-shaped porcelain vessel, finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue on a pristine white background. The exterior is completely covered by a dense and detailed composition of intertwined lotus flower tendrils. The shoulder and base are decorated with borders, the lower one featuring a motif of breaking waves. In the center of the base is a six-character seal “大清乾隆年制” in underglaze blue.

Height: 16 cm; Mouth diameter: 7 cm; Base diameter: 6.8 cm

Provenance:

· Acquired by Howard Mansfield from C.T. Loo, New York, 1924.

· Current Dutch private collection since 1968.