Porcelain quadrangular vase with flared cylindrical neck, enameled in the Green Family style, China, 19th century Each side decorated with a battle scene from the "Roman of the Three Kingdoms", including the famous episode known as "The Strategy of the Empty City", in which Zhuge Liang, isolated in Xicheng, makes his attacker, Sima Yi, flee. By posting two peaceful sweepers in front of the town's open gates, Zhuge Liang, dressed as a simple Taoist, sits at the top of a tower playing qin between two children, destabilizing his adversary by the tranquility of the surroundings, making him think he's been ambushed and flee to the mountains. The neck is decorated with a lake village and a figure crossing a bridge. Apocryphal six-character Kangxi kaishu mark in blue underglaze. Height: 44.3 cm Pierced bottom.