A LARGE CARVED CELADON 'PEONY' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the body of globular form rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck set with a pair of pierced foliate handles, carved around the exterior with a large blossoming peony issuing from rockwork, a lingzhi spray and a butterfly in flight, all between lotus-lappet and stiff leaf bands and covered overall in a soft bluish-green glaze