A small Chinese blue and white lobed vase

£2,000 - £3,000 £2,200

A small Chinese blue and white lobed vase, with a short flared neck and wide shoulders, painted with leafy trailing gourd vines, unmarked, Yongzheng 1723-35, 5.8cm. Cf. Thompson, Imperial Perfection: The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, no.6, pp. 44-45, where it is noted that the melon design is derived from Chenghua palace bowls.