A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE VASEKANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)The facetted vase has tall tapering sides and is surmounted by a trumpet neck. Two sides are inscribed with the 'Ode to the Red Cliff’ by the Song-dynasty poet, Su Shi (1037-1101). The other two sides are decorated with figures in landscape and riverscape illustrating scenes from the poem. The shoulders are further decorated with floral sprays and the neck with bamboo sprays.21 in. (53.5 cm.) high