A Chinese yellow ground famille rose vase, Jiaqing mark, 19th century

粉彩黄地缠枝瓶, 嘉庆篆书六字款, 19世纪

the compressed ovoid body rising to a narrow cylindrical neck, decorated with hibiscus, lilies and stylised floral scrolls in famille rose enamels on a yellow ground, the body also painted with bats and 'Shou' characters, the top rim gilded and with a band of repeating fleur de lys style motifs, the neck with scrolling clouds pattern and ruyi lappet band, the base with red and blue enamel plantain leaves, the foot with key-fret pattern, the top interior enamelled in turquoise and the base similarly decorated with a well-drawn Jiaqing six-character seal mark in iron-red within a white square

瓶直颈, 扁圆身, 通体绘有缠枝、洋花及莲花等花卉, 四蝙蝠及四寿字穿插其中, 瓶口及瓶颈镀金, 瓶颈并有卷云及如意纹, 瓶足绘有回纹, 瓶内及瓶底上蓝绿色釉, 底部有矾红 “大清嘉庆年制" 篆书六字款