LATE 20TH CENTURY
A CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE FEATURING A BALUSTER-SHAPED BODY WITH A BLACK ENAMEL GROUND, DECORATED IN THE FAMILLE ROSE PALETTE. THE BODY IS PAINTED WITH LARGE PEONY BLOSSOMS IN SHADES OF PINK, BLUE, AND WHITE SURROUNDED BY FOLIATE SCROLLING VINES. THE NECK IS ADORNED WITH A BAND OF STYLIZED GREEN LEAF MOTIFS AND PINK FLORETS, FLANKED BY TWO APPLIED GILT-FINISHED HANDLES SCULPTED AS MYTHICAL DRAGONS OR CHIMERAS. THE FLARED RIM AND LOWER FOOT ARE DECORATED WITH GEOMETRIC LAPPET AND SCROLL BANDS. THE UNDERSIDE RENDERED WITH AN APOCRYPHAL BLUE UNDERGLAZE FOUR-CHARACTER QIANLONG REIGN MARK RENDERED IN SEAL SCRIPT WITHIN A SQUARE BORDER.
MEASURES APPROX. 9.5″ TALL AND 2.5″ IN RIM DIAMETER