with remnants of six character reign mark in underglaze blue to base, black ground with green trailing vines with floral decoration surrounding six panels featuring courtly figures in garden scenes, scenes contain ladies with deer holding ruyi, figures with spotted horse, side panels of peach and pomegranate forms containing scholars, one holding a peach and auspicious objects, pink diaper collar, gilt handles and accents throughout, 14-1/4 x 11 x 7 in.; together with nephrite finial, 2-1/4 x 1-3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Jackson Heights, New York,1990; Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Note: When the consignor purchased this vase it was being used as a table lamp. The consignor removed the lamp portions and saved the moth form nephrite finial.

old repairs to neck with glue remnants at seams, wear to gilt and enamel, drilled for lamp; micro abrasions, stable hairline cracks to underside of base near side