A 'BLUE AND WHITE' AND RETICULATED PORCELAIN DOUBLE GOURD VASE, HULUPINGChina, 20th centuryThe vase with a globular body supporting a pear-shaped section, the whole surface with an openwork, the blue painted decoration consisting of dragons and phoenixes flying amidst flowers, the mid section with a band of heads of ruyi scepter and a band with a floral arabesque, apocryphal Wanli six-character mark toward the mouth.39 cm highProvenance: Italian private collection.