A rare Chinese porcelain powder blue ground bottle vase, Kangxi period, painted in underglaze blue and copper red with a dragon to the slender neck and two mythical beasts to the body interspersed with three incised clouds, apocryphal underglaze blue Jiaqing mark to base, 41cm high, on carved hardwood standProvenance: Private collection, acquired by the family of the current owner prior to 1920There is an old 6cm hairline crack to the rim.