A large vase Chinese export porcelain polychrome and gilt “Mandarin” decoration en relief commemorating the Fourth Centenary of the Discovery of the Sea Route to India - 1898 Chinese - Guangxu period (1875-1908) minor fault in relief, wear to the gilt Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 35 cm Notes: Vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisbon: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 245; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 55-59.