A very fine Chinese porcelain moon flask. Potted in a flattened round body, tapered gracefully toward narrow straight neck gently wider and bulbous under the rim, leading to narrow opening, raised on oval foot base. Two shaped ribbon handles flanked from shoulder to the neck. The exterior decorated in vivid famille rose painting, depicted immortals within a landscape scene enclosed within gilt overglazed liver-red circle cartouche. The sides and neck with scrolling tendrils lotus blooms motif over a pale-turquoise-green underglazed ground. Banded with key fret pattern on the rim, and numerous auspicious ribbons on neck and shoulders. The composition is sophisticated and the decoration colors are simply a feast for the eye.



Mark on base, six blue seal script -ZhuanShu- characters reign mark, QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing.

Dimension: 14-1/4" H x 10-1/4" W

PROVENANCE: Property of Godfrey Jacob W. of Surrey, by descent.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.


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