A Chinese famille-noire 'birds and flowers' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
清康熙 墨地五彩花鳥紋方壺

The finely potted vase of sturdy square sections rising from a tapered elongated footrim, to an everted lip, each side rickly decorated with elaborate floral sprays issuing from rocky formations and birds perched and flying amidst the vegetation, all in famille-verte and in famille-noire ground

(Quantity:1)

Dimensions: 53.3cm high

Previously exhibited in The Winnipeg Art Gallery in April 7th – May 6th 1956, no 113;

Formerly in the George Crofts Collection;

Deaccessioned from the Royal Ontario Museum in 1969, museum number: 923.24.76;

Private Canadian Collection;

J.A.N Fine Art, Recent Acquisition 2020, no. 43

來源：

1956年4月7日至5月6日展出於溫尼伯美術館，展品編號113；

喬治・克羅夫茲舊藏；

1969年由皇家安大略博物館釋出，館藏編號923.24.76；

加拿大私人收藏；

J.A.N Fine Art，2020年新入藏，編號43

Please refer to a similar vase from the collection of Ernest Grandidier now housed in the Guimet Museum, Paris, accession no. G1710