A pair of Canton famille rose vases
19th Century
Each cylindrical body brightly and densely enamelled with a village lakeside scene, depicting figures carrying out various domestic duties and everyday life, the shoulder auspiciously decorated on a gilt ground with a band consisting of scholar objects amidst finger citrons, lychees and leafy blossoming flowers, the neck painted with red and orange grisaille with a lady and attendants, flanked by two gilt moulded dragon handles, surmounted by a down-turned everted lobed rim decorated with floral and fruit sprays. 41cm (16in) high (2).
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