A square-section, reticulated and moulded porcelain vase in the Black Family style, China, 20th centuryOf square section, reticulated and moulded with decoration of four scenes from the Three Kingdoms novel: Guan Yu drowns his enemies at the Battle of Fancheng (ch. 74), Meng Huo tries to gather wild animals to fight the enemy (ch. 90), Zhuge Liang against Sima Yi and the ruse of the empty fortress (ch. 95), Zhuge Liang reproves Wang Lang (ch. 93). The neck is decorated in the same technique with two sapèques tied with a rope and a shou character surrounded by two bats. The bottom is in unglazed bisque with an imprint of an apocryphal Qianlong mark in its center. Height: 52 cmFiring crack at the neck.