£800 - £1,000
A Large Chinese Famille Verte–Style Porcelain Vase with Figural Narrative Panels, Bearing a Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi Mark.
The vase is of baluster form with a tall cylindrical neck and slightly everted rim. The body is finely decorated in famille verte enamels, featuring continuous figural narrative scenes set within rectangular panels, interspersed with vertical calligraphic inscriptions. The scenes depict attendants and courtly figures in architectural and garden settings, rendered in tones of green, iron red, aubergine, and soft enamels against a white ground. The shoulder and lower body are bordered with stylised geometric bands and lappet motifs, while the neck is decorated with smaller figural vignettes and ornamental borders. The base bears a blue-enamelled six-character Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi mark within a double circle.
H: Approximately 46.3cm
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished British gentleman.
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