A Fine Chinese Blue and White Vase Of cylindrical form with slender trumpet mouth, decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze blue, painted to the centre with a band of auspicious objects including scrolls and chimes set between rows of flame pattern alternating with larger panels containing sprays of flowers, with scrollwork to the flattened shoulder, the neck with stylised flame patterns to the rim and base, the base glazed. Period: Kangxi (1662-1722). Height: 20.5 cm.