Balustershape with a tall neck, decorated with a motif from a Chinese litterary work. The lower section with a battle, with standard bearers, mounted soldiers, footsoldiers in a battle. In the center a soldier carrying a small boy who appears to be thinking of a dragon. Interior with green glaze. Height 86.5 cm.
Repaired with staples. Crazing to glaze.
Compare another large vase of this type but in famille noire in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913. Accession Number: 14.40.395.