A CONTEMPORARY CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED PORCELAIN COVERED VASE, PROBABLY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PERIOD, the lid surmounted by a circular finial and stenciled with a chrysanthemum and four characters, over a leaf and blossom bouquet with a bird, opposed by a five line poem with a signature and red character mark. Height: 16 1/2" Diameter: 9"

There is some surface wear to the painted decoration throughout, some sticker residue, but otherwise in very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use.

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