A blue and white small size vaseKangxi period, ca. 1700, China, The property of a Dutch nobleman.Provenance: Johannes Bieruma Oosting (1842-1902) and his wife Cornelia Charlotte Brantsma (1848-1894), by descent to their daughter Agatha Victoria Bieruma Oosting (1875-1968). And by descent to the present owner. A pear shape body with long neck and slightly flaring top. Decorated with two cartouches containing florals under a row of standing flower petals and a small hatched border along the top of the vase. Not marked.H 9 cm, Small glaze-pop on the surface but no other damage; no hairlines or chips and no restoration.