Porcelain doucai ‘Flowers’ vessel, Qing dynasty

Porcelain modelled in the form of a vessel, with a wide circular base and a rounded body, which widens slightly at the shoulders where a short neck is placed. It is decorated with ‘doucai’ enamels, with outlines in underglaze blue enamel, coloured with red, green and yellow enamels. The belly is decorated with a floral decoration, with a thin, winding branch covered with large flowers and delicate leaves, all framed by two borders of elongated banana-leaf leaves at the base and shoulders. On the base is a ‘天’ mark. Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or later. 

Height: 11 cm; Diameter: 14 cm