White glazed porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Multi-colored enamels in Wucai palette over the glaze China, early 17th century The exterior of this oviform vase shows Buddhist canopies and banners, hand painted in traditional Wucai palette enamels. Underglaze blue circles as well as overglaze ornamental and floral borders round off the classic appearance of this vessel. The base is unglazed. Shape: Oviform shape Dimensions: 30 cm (height), 24 cm (maximum diameter) Condition: Very good condition with traces of age and wear Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Bonham’s, CHINESE & OTHER ASIAN WORKS OF ART, 10 Mai 2010, LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, lot 113 (for a vase comparable in size and shape, decorated with mythical beasts) 十七世紀五彩方勝紋瓶 品相極好，有年代及磨損的痕跡 奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代間購入