A Chinese porcelain blue and white 'hundred boys'... Lot 438

A Chinese porcelain blue and white 'hundred boys' baluster vase, Kangxi period, painted with groups of boys at play, mimicking officials, riding hobby horses, blowing trumpets and dressing up a temple lions, all in a garden landscape scene, 31.7cm high, with a carved and pierced wood cover and stand 清康熙 青花百子圖大梅瓶 品相報告 Condition Report: Old star crack to the unmarked base. A couple of fine star cracks to the interior of the vase. Areas of flaking of the glaze to the exterior, with flakes mostly present to lower half of the vase - please see images for details. A slight graze to the mouth rim. No signs of repair or restoration.