Good Chinese Qing Dynasty, mirror black and gilt porcelain vase, of ovoid form with slightly waisted shaped neck, decorated with birds on prunus branches, framed by ruyi head and fret work borders, on a circular foot, with Kangxi six character mark within double rings to base, height 40 cm. Provenance: The Fretwell collection. Mr Victor Fretwell was a well known collector of Asian Art in the 1970's and had constant contact with Christie's and Sotheby's regarding his collection. He was also responsible for creating the catalogue for the Chinese ceramics exhibition in 1965 at the NSW Art gallery.