AN ANTIQUE « FAMILLE ROSE » PORCELAIN JAR, GUAN
CHINA
Of a baluster form, painted with branches of lantern plant and a bat (bianfu) in flight. Iron red mark on the bottom: Xiezhu Zhuren, may be translated as, 'Master of the Bamboo Studio.' 

For spoons bearing the same mark and with similar design, please see lot 2130, Christie’s New York, March 22 & 23, 2012.

Provenance : From an old Montreal collection, assembled over 30 years, pieces bought from renowned antique dealers and public auctions

H: 18cm – 7’’