A RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BALUSTER-SHAPED VASE, China, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820)

h cm 83

With a flared neck and a slightly everted rim. The neck is modelled in low relief with lotus volutes, leaves and vegetal scrolls, bats, peaches and Buddhist emblems. Two gilded dragon-head handles in the form of kui rise from the shoulders. Against a turquoise ground worked in low relief with wan motifs, the body carries relief decoration including two lateral qilong supporting the character shòu, surmounted by a bat and with two floral medallions beneath them. The principal register contains two quadrilobate panels: one a Taoist scene depicting Zhuangzi, Laozi and three masters contemplating the taiji symbol in a tree-filled garden; the other a finely painted garden with a flowering tree, songbirds, chrysanthemums and peonies among rocks and clouds. The composition is framed by raised friezes with stylized qilong, ruyi, petal motifs and meanders. Accompanied by a later carved wooden stand with floral carving and a central marble disc.
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