Vase en porcelaine bleu blanc, Chine, dynastie Qing, Marque à six caractères en cachet en bleu sous couverte et époque Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate €30,000 – €50,000 ($33,717 - $56,195). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase is painted to the body in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with peaches, pomegranates and persimmons growing from leafy stems above lingzhi sprigs, alternating with their corresponding flowers. The bulbous garlic mouth is painted with an intricate band of floral blooms growing from scrolling leafy stems. 11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high

Provenance: Property of a Noble European Lady
Collection of a Spanish diplomat, who was based in Shanghai in the 1940s. 

Notes: A number of Qianlong vases of this shape and decoration have been published, including one in The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1987, p. 88, no. 61.
A very similar vase was sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1479.

A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE 'GARLIC MOUTH' BOTTLE VASE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 9 June 2015, Paris