Imperial Empress Vase

A vase, twelve inches in every direction, in green and white chinoiserie with the Empress pattern wrapping a near-spherical body. Those proportions change how you use it: short stems cut low sit properly, where anything tall tips the balance and looks stranded. Equally, the pattern wraps far enough round that the piece works empty on a console. Porcelain, handcrafted, so each one varies slightly in size and colour. From the Imperial collection.