A Chinese late Qing dynasty famille noire porcelain vase in the rouleau shape decorated with applied plychrome enamels depicting birds in blooming floral branches, the shoulder with crossed pattern and four of the eight treasures, to include the Artemesia leaf, the mirror, the pair of books, and the jewel or pearl, the underside with underglazed blue appocryphal Kangxi mark, 45 cm high.