A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE, China, Republic period (1912-1949)

h cm 40

With a raised foot, globular body, and long neck with a flared rim, it is painted on the body with flowers; at the base of the neck are two bands, one with stylised petals and the other, also repeated above the foot and at the rim, with a yellow ground and lotus scrolls; the centre of the base bears an impressed four-character Hongxian mark.