Cloisonne double-gourd vase, Chinese, elegantly modelled with a large globular lower bulb with four stepped cartouches containing the characters, supporting a slightly smaller upper bulb with a further four stepped cartouches containing the characters, rising to a waisted neck with a narrow mouth, entirely decorated around the body in vibrant tones of yellow, blue, red and white enamel with geometric diamond-patterns, the foot and central waist with bands of floral scrolls, the mouth with pendant plantain leaves. See an identical vase sold in Bonhams London, 03/11/2022, lot 135. Height 28 cm.