VASE BALUSTRE EN GRÈS DE YIXINGDébut du XVIIIème siècle A BALUSTER-SHAPED YIXING VASE First half of the 18th century With rounded shoulders rising from a gently flared foot, decorated in relief with sprays of bamboo, pine, chrysanthemum, and magnolia, between lappet bands around the foot and the neck, the base with the mark 'jingxi gushi chen ziwen zhi' (made by Chen Ziwen, in the old style of Jing Xi). 18cm (7 1/8 in) high. 十八世紀上半葉 宜興貼塑花卉紋梅瓶 See three almost identical vases that are part of a garniture, also marked Jingxi Gushi Chen Ziwen zhi , in the collection of the Groninger Museum, Groningen (MB211), published in Michel Beurdeley, Guy Raindre, Qing Porcelain Famille Verte, Famille Rose , New York, 1987, p.257, fig.355.