A pair of blue and white and brown-glazed bottle vasesKangxiEach globular body painted with elaborate Islamic-style floral motifs, the shoulders encircled with 'Batavia brown' border, the tall thin necks with further foliate designs, the mouth rim also brown-glazed, the base with an artemisia leaf.22.5cm (8 7/8in) high (2).注脚ProvenanceC. Rhodes, 390 Oxford Street (labels)See a similar blue and white and brown glazed bottle vase, also probably for the Islamic market, see the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, no. C.958-1910.