Beschreibung:

A FINELY PAINTED AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' VASE, HU SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG sturdily potted of archaistic hu form, the robust pear-shaped body sweeping up to a tapering neck flanked by a pair of gilt-decorated iron-red handles modelled in the form of dragons, the body vibrantly enamelled in shaded tones of the famille-rose palette with a river running through an idyllic landscape, picked out with various figures engaging in different activities, including some depicted conversing, others crossing a bridge as well as a reclusive figure fishing on a boat, the tranquil setting further decorated with pavilions and arboured with tall trees with dense foliage, the background decorated with a mountainous terrain, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue 45 cm, 17 5/8 in.