• Dimension: Height: 18 1/2 in (47.0 cm) Width: 16 in (40.6 cm)
• Estimate From: $15000
• Estimate To: $25000

Chinese. The robustly potted vessel is finely decorated around the slightly compressed bulbous lower section with large floral blooms borne on leafy meandering scrollst between a band of 'ruyi' heads at the shoulder and crashing waves at the base, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles, the wave band further repeated around the shoulders, mouth and handles, with two registers of lotus flowers filling out the decoration around the neck, the base bears a six character 'Qianlong' mark. Qing Dynasty period.

本品外形敦實而線條硬朗，穩重恢宏而氣息尊貴，直口，長頸，頸兩側對稱飾貼豎直管狀耳，折肩，肩下漸收，圈足，造型穩重古樸。胎骨精良堅致，釉汁溫潤如玉。通體青花為飾，蒼妍雄渾，髮色沉穩而不失艷麗，層次分明。其紋飾自上而下繁密鋪陳，“海水紋”“倒掛如意紋”“纏枝花卉紋”“蕉葉紋”等，紋飾雖見繁縟但層次清晰，每重紋飾之間均有留白，對比鮮明，予人異常醒目之視覺效果。其佈局疏密有致，繪畫精湛，運筆流暢，點塗錯落，古雅盡顯。整體線條硬朗，體型巨大，青花呈色艷麗，紋飾層次清晰，畫工精細，紋飾精美、描繪細緻，構思巧妙，裝飾手法奇巧別緻，匠心獨運。為宮廷御用陳設佳器，“大清乾隆年制”款識。來源：洛杉磯華裔女導演藏家提供，由其外祖父與上世紀60年代購於加州古董市場
Provenance: Property from the collection of a lady, Los Angeles, acquired by her late grandparent during 1960s from antique markets in Southern California.