PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR A BLUE AND WHITE 'PRUNUS AND CRACKED ICE' BOTTLE VASE19th century The globular lower body rising from a slightly tapered foot to a slender neck, painted all around with clusters of prunus blossoms and buds reserved against a cobalt 'cracked ice' ground, each element freely painted with lively, impressionistic brushstrokes, bordered by a band of chevrons at the lower and upper neck, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue. 9 1/2 (24.1) high Provenance: Frank Caro, New York, 1 March 1980 New Jersey Private Collection Canadian Private Collection Acquired from the above, 1996