Small black-family enamelled vase, Qianlong period.

On the base is a six-character square seal 大清乾隆年制 (made in the Qianlong reign of the Qing dynasty) in underglaze blue.

A small porcelain vase with enamelled decoration on a black ground. In the central part and on the neck are intertwined flowers of different types: peonies, cherry blossoms and chrysanthemums... among leaves and next to bats. They are framed at the bottom by cartouches and at the top by ruyi. Separating the body from the neck and in the mouth are golden rings.

Height: 17 cm; Mouth diameter: 1.80 cm; Base diameter: 4 cm; Weight: 194 g

Provenance: 

European private collection.