A FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN OCTAGONAL VASE, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, late 19th to early 20th century. The vase of cylindrical-octagonal form with pierced sides, painted in Famille Verte enamels on three sides with two women walking side by side from a pavilion, vases with flowers, and a peach, blossoms, and bamboo, the other sides inscribed with poems in black ink. Four-character mark to base.

Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, some chips and glaze flakes here and there.
Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nuremberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.

Weight: 1,604 g
Dimensions: Height 28.3 cm