A FAMILLE ROSE 'LADIES' VASE
Shen xiao shan fang mark, Republic period
Of pear-shaped form, the body painted with five ladies standing in a rocky vista beneath a gnarled pine tree, laden with baskets of fruits and flowers, the base with a four-character shen xiao shan fang mark in iron red. 37.5cm (14 3/4in) high
Footnotes:
Provenance: From the collection of Barry C Tattenhall (1907-1989), thence by descent to the present owners.
Barry Tattenhall was a well-regarded collector of Chinese porcelain and member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and lent porcelain to their 1950 Polychrome Exhibition and 1964 Qing Exhibition.
David and Jellinek (2011, Provenance. Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America) describe him as 'ahead of his time with his interest in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Imperial porcelain'. A number of pieces from his collection were sold at Sotheby's on 12 December 1989.

民國 粉彩彩仕女圖瓶《什嘯山房》款

Good condition.