A FAMILLE ROSE GARLIC NECK BOTTLE VASE

REPUBLIC PERIOD(1912-1949)

Details

A FAMILLE ROSE GARLIC NECK BOTTLE VASE
REPUBLIC PERIOD(1912-1949)
Of globular form with a tall cylindrical neck with a garlic-shaped mouth, finely painted around the body with a seated female dressed in long robes holding a fan, her two children playing beside a blossoming tree growing next to rockwork, the reverse with lines of calligraphy and seals, all below a band of plantain to the neck, a blue enamel Qianlong four-character mark to the base
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high, original fitted wooden box

Exhibited

Heavenly Pieces, An Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain of the Early 20th Century, Peter Wain, Shropshire, England, 8 - 15 May 1993, catalogue no. 32.

Lot Essay

The inscription may be translated as:
'On the branches, boundless moonlight shone
When they are full of blossoms, it is naturally autumn'

A similar example was sold in our King Street rooms on 7 November 2006, lot 241.

More from Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles

View All