A Chinese famille rose light colouring (qianjiang) vase with calligraphy, 1889

粉彩浅绛花瓶, 汪藩作, 1889年

the ovoid vase with slender neck with gently flaring rim, decorated with a bird on a branch in overglaze enamels beside an inscription, the colophon reads as: 'Painted in summer of the lunar year of 1889, for the collection for Mr. Ying Shaotian, Jiemei, Wang Fan'

Wang Fan (1843-1923) was a porcelain painter famous for his light colouring (qian jiang) porcelain painting during Tongzhi to Guangxu period. He was the first person who introduced the literati painting taste in porcelain painting in late Qing dynasty.

此瓶以浅绛法绘有花鸟, 款识为: 己丑夏月写, 应少田仁兄大人雅玩, 介眉汪藩, 画印 "眉"

汪藩, 活跃于同治光绪年间, 以文人画风入瓷, 其浅绛画工精湛, 为晚清名家之一。