Anglerfish bottle, with Qianlong seal.

With seal on the base of four Qianlong characters 乾隆年制, done in underglaze blue. Closed flower-shaped body that is enameled with landscape scenes. Some are painted in red enamel and interspersed with others in color. Each petal is outlined by golden enamel, as is the upper and lower rim. Near the base there is a geometric border with black enamel lace. The neck is decorated with four-petal flowers in black enamel and on the shoulders lotus petals in blue. 

Size: 7 cm

Provenance: Private collection, Italy.