The vase is finely decorated on the body with four iron-red bats positioned above blue- enameled "shou "characters that separate four large lotus blossoms, below further lotus sprays and interlinked ruyi heads and flower scrolls on the waisted neck, all against a bright turquoise ground between ruyi-bhead border at the gilded rim, the base and interior are further enameled in turquoise. H: 14 3/4" (37.5 cm) Condition: Provenance: Christies New York, 22 March 2019, Sale 16320 ,Lot #1817 The style of the famille rose decoration on this vase is similar to that seen on another turquoise-ground vase of different shape, also with iron-red Qianlong seal mark, in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 39 - Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 135, pl. 118. Like the Palace vase, the decoration on the present vase includes lotus sprays, iron-red bats, and borders of petal lappets and ruyi-heads. A vase of similar shape decorated in a similar manner on a lime-green ground, with an iron-red Jiaqing mark, is illustrated by G. Avitabile in From the Dragon’s Throne, London, 1987, p. 33, pl. 23.