Two powder blue and gilt decorated rouleau vases, Kangxi. Photo Bonhams
Each of cylindrical form tapering into a narrow neck molded at the midpoint with a single ring under a banded mouth rim, one decorated to the front and back with hanging vases filled with a profusion of seasonal flowers reserved on a floral diaper ground under four reserves of fronted chrysanthemums at the shoulder and floral sprays at the neck, the other with 'ghosted' decoration of figures in a garden. 17 3/4 and 18in (45.2 and 45.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,200 - 3,700)
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART, San Francisco, 24 Jun 2014 10:00 - http://www.bonhams.com/