The bulbous body with tall slightly flaring neck, moulded with horizontal ribs at the base of the neck and on the shoulder, all under an even sky-blue glaze thinning at the rim and on the ribs. In very good condition, very minor surface wears, very minor minute scratches and minor firing imperfections.39,8 cm highAN UNUSUAL SKY-BLUE PORCELAIN GLOBULAR VASE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, APOCRYPHAL MARK KANGXIProvenance: from the property of a north Italian gentleman