Pair of Gu vases, ‘Scenes and Flowers’, Qing dynasty

Two trumpet-shaped gu-type porcelain vases with a central bulb and slender base. Both are decorated in cobalt blue in three distinct registers. The upper and main section depicts a landscape scene with a dignitary on horseback surrounded by children. The central bulb features a border of floral scrolls, and the lower part is decorated with stylised banana leaves.

Height: 40 cm; Mouth diameter: 18.5 cm; Base diameter: 12.8 cm (approx.)