A pair of famille rose-decorated wall vases, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 粉彩人物故事圖壁瓶一對

A pair of famille rose-decorated wall vases

Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century

清十八/十九世紀 粉彩人物故事圖壁瓶一對

each of tapered baluster form rising to a tall waisted neck set with a pair of stylised chilong handles, the necks decorated with flowering peony branches, the bodies enamelled with a large panel framing two scholar-officials and an attendant in a domestic setting on one vase, and two scholars and their attendants in a garden setting on the second vase, all enclosed by classic scroll borders, and above an integral iron-red and gilt stand

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Heights 17.8 cm, 7 in.