Porcelain vase “famille rose”, Qing dynasty, with Qianlong seal

Beautiful porcelain with a pear-shaped body, resting on a narrow circular foot and extending towards a refined neck that narrows slightly in the center adorned with two thin horizontal ribs, and ends in a bulb crowned by a thin and short mouth. 

The body is finely painted with intense “famille rose” enamels with a ruby-toned background with details of spirals and short sgraffito lines. The body, neck and mouth show the characteristic image of lotuses in full bloom with intertwined and curled colored leaves. On the neck and base, there are decorative stripes of lace and ruyis alternating blue and yellow as background color, while the foot is decorated with a thin band of fretwork.

The decoration of this type of vases imitated cloisonné enamel. The Qianlong emperor was particularly fond of this technique, and he used it on porcelain and even copper.

On the turquoise base, it features a six-character seal “大清乾隆年制” done in blue on a white background in reserve. 

Height: 18.5 cm