Chinese Famille Verte Lidded Jar, Qing Dynasty

A beautiful Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain jar showcasing a sphere finial over a domed lid with a flared rim sitting atop a rotund, cylindrical neck leading to an apple form body on a raised circular foot. Decorated in beautiful famille verte with scenes of rockery and birds perched on flowering branches across the lid and body. The neck is detailed with a red key fret border over a tall band of alternating tall and short green leaves, complemented by lattices interrupted by large orange flowers around the top of the body and the foot.

Dimensions: 16 3/4" H x 11 1/2" diameter

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A chip to the lid rim and a hairline fracture to the neck and down part of the body. In the same area there is a chip to the inside of the rim of the body of the vase. The foot has wear. Please see photos.