A famille rose vase, Jiaqing six-character seal mark and of the period (1796-1820). Estimate €65.000 - €75.000. Photo courtesy Lempertz 1845

A famille rose vase of globular shape with long neck, decorated with lotus blossoms, stylised shou-character and bats, all reserved on a pink ground, the interior and underside glazed turquoise. Height 20.5 cm 

Provenance:  European private collection 

Literature: For a Jiaqing mark and period vase with a lime-green ground with related scrollwork design, see: Avitabile, Gunhild, Vom Schatz der Drachen. Chinesisches Porzellan des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung Weishaupt, From the Dragon's Treasure. Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and 20th centuries in the Weishaupt Collection, London, 1987, page 33.

Note: Compare also a vase, of similar shape but with a blue-gazed ground, Jiaqing mark and of the period, in: Imperial Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, 2011, page 118-119.

Lempertz 1845. Asian Art, 06.03.2015, 10:00, Cologne