An unusual blue and white rectangular flask Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period c.1650, the straight sides painted with a vase of flowers and precious objects, alternating with panels of a bird on a branch, below the narrow tapering mouth, 19.5 cm high, Compare with a square flask painted with landscapes, in the Hodroff Collection, illustrated by D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no 237 p.204, (1650), Hodroff Collection, illus by D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, 1994, no 237 p.204. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen