A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BALUSTER-SHAPED VASES, China, Republic period (1912-1949)

h cm 20

The globular body is decorated with the traditional motif of boys at play; the reverse bears inscriptions and puce-enamel seals bearing the marks of the Qianlong Emperor. The bases bear an apocryphal four-character Qianlong Emperor mark in overglaze blue, within a double square.

民国  成对粉彩象耳尊    蓝料方框款；「乾隆年制」  
主绘「童子扮钟馗、端阳驱邪婴戏」，背面行书题诗：儿童庆祝端阳节，假效钟馗治妖魔，配朱红御玺。