Vase, and cover, hard paste porcelain, inverted baluster shape with painted blue wall and buildings in landscape, lion knop; 4-character mark of the Kangxi emperor on base, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, c1875-1900the 4-character mark of

Vase, and cover, hard paste porcelain, inverted baluster shape with painted blue wall and buildings in landscape, lion knop; 4-character mark of the Kangxi emperor on base, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, c1875-1900
the 4-character mark of the Kangxi emperor was not used during the period of his reign (1662-1722) other than within a square border on imperial wares; in most cases wares marked as here date to the late 19th - early 20th century