Porcelain jardinire on wooden pedestal with various decors of mountain landscapes, birds on flower branches and characters. China, 20th century. Dim. excl. pedestal 28,5 x 19,5 x 7,5 cm. Provenance: bought in Hong Kong, 1978. Part of a Dutch private collection of Chinese porcelain (lot 1 - 77), acquired in the period 1970-1980, in Hong Kong and China, as well as with ChristieÕs and SothebyÕs. Several pieces were exhibited and on loan to the Leiden Museum of Ethnology during the period 1977-1995. The former curator Mr. Gan Tjiang-Tek included several of these objects for his lectures.

Fritting to the rim.