A Chinese famille rose 'hundred deer' hu form vase, Guangxu six-character mark, 20th century

粉彩百鹿尊，光绪六字款，20世纪

with pear-shaped body, the broad neck flanked by a pair of deer head handles in iron-red, grey and black enamels, the body overall decorated in coloured enamels with the 'hundred deer' design, depicting white, brown and orange-red does and stags amongst rocks and trees, with one side depicting a flowing river, the landscape also depicts sprigs of lingzhi fungus and fruiting peach trees both a sign of longevity, the glazed base with Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue

Literature:

For an example showing a similar 'hundred deer' design see R. L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, 1976, pg.240, for another example with the same deer head handles and with a Guangxu mark see Christie's London, 9 November 2004, lot 182

阔口鼓腹，腹上敛，渐下垂，圆足，鹿首为耳，尊身绘有粉彩青绿山石松林，毛色各异的群鹿追逐嬉戏，贯穿其间，底有 “大清光绪年制” 款

类似作品可见于 R. Ｈobson 'Chinese Pottery and Porcelain' (《中国陶器及瓷器》), 1976年, 第240页；另一例见于2004年11月9日伦敦佳仕德拍品 (Lot 182)