A Chinese blue and white bottle vase or yuhuchunping six character Guangxu mark and of the...

A Chinese blue and white bottle vase or yuhuchunping six character Guangxu mark and of the period 1875-1908, the body of a globular form, painted with bamboo and plantain amidst rockwork, below a foliate scrolling band, the neck with leaf-shaped lappets, the lower body with further bands of lappets and florets, together with a hardwood stand, 29cm. (2) Provenance: by repute, from the collection of Francis Trickett, a Yorkshire industrialist c.1900, the current owner's great grandfather. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum III, Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red, Hong Kong, 2000, p.167, no.153 for a similar vase but with a Xianfeng mark.