Soft paste miniature jug and cover

A soft paste jug and cover decorated with a jardinière of flowering peony flanked by two elegant ladies and a pair of rabbits. The cover with a flowering peony, the rim with bands of meander and locking coils. Marked to the base with the character 'jade'. The cover and handle with purpose made holes for the addition of a silver mount.
10 cm high.
Condition: excellent.
Kangxi period (1662-1722), circa 1710-1722.
Formerly in a Dutch private collection.