A Chinese famille rose rouleau vase with calligraphy, by He Xuren, 1934

粉彩雪景棒槌瓶, 何许人绘, 1934年

the vase neck with the title of the vase 'The fall of seasonal snow in the mountain and streams', with three personal name seals alongside the title, and with an inscription, the colophon was a poem written by the artist He Xuren himself, it reads as “In the grand view of a heavy snowy scene there was a bridge, on the bridge there were few people riding on the donkey and walking. They were back from the picking of cherry blossom, the scent from the flowers will help in brewing of wine. It is Autumn 1934, for Mr. Zhong Fan, He Xuren from Nanling painted at Jiujiang". One and two personal name seals alongside the colophon, the bottom with a four character seal reading as ‘Made by Xuren’

He Xuren (1882-1940), one of the artists in 'Eight friends of Mount Zhu', famous for porcelain painting and famille rose snow scene vase making.

棒槌形体, 瓶颈与瓶身分别绘有雪景, 瓶身雪景更见广阔, 群山巍峨为大雪覆盖, 其中人物、小桥、房屋及船只等点缀其中, 富故事性。瓶肩及上下沿口有几何及如意矾红图案装饰, 瓶底有 "许人出品" 篆字印, 瓶身题字为: 豪气冲寒雪浪开, 骑驴蹴踏小桥来。梅花岭上馨香满, 折得旋归助酒醅。时在甲戌季秋月, 钟藩先生法鉴, 阳谷许人何处画于湓浦

何许人 (1882-1940), "珠山八友" 之一, 以瓷版画及粉彩雪景瓶著称。