Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, famille verte warrior rouleau vases. PROVENANCE: L Wannieck, Paris. R.F.A. Ries CO. Inventory# 176. The porcelain potted in Rouleau shape vase, Bangqiuping, potted in tall baluster forms, with cylindrical body tapered toward flat base, slightly angled shoulder gently tapered toward tall neck supported the flaring and banded thick ring rim, raised on short splayed round foot base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the famille verte design color. Meaning "the green family". Overglaze enamel decoration on export and Imperial porcelain. Developed during the Ming dynasty from multicolored decorations with translucent enamels, applied during secondary firing/s on glazed porcelain. By the end of the 16th Century formalized into Wanli Wucai - Wanli five color enamels - then further into Kangxi Wucai and what now by mostly western scholars is recognized by its French name Famille Verte. The colors are usually red, green, yellow, blue and black. Which name that best describes a certain "five-color decoration" depends on the style of the decoration, where we by "Famille Verte" should assume a Kangxi style and period porcelain shapes and decoration. The exterior delicately decorated in continuous warrior group riding a horse in various pursuit on the field beside the dense tree, flowers blooms, the rocky, below the scrolling ruyi clouds and mountain hill. The Lines of the drawings are clear, the light and dark shades are subtle. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Height:18 inWidth: 7.25 inDepth: 7.25 in