Dimensions: 16.875in H x 12.25in W x 6.75in D Great, Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Qianlong famille rose & gilt Bajixiang moon vase. The porcelain with tall ovoid body, thick, with bulbous lower region, sweeping up into a slender neckline and straight slightly flaring mouth rim, raised with slight tall rectangle footing, two archaic ribbon handles flanked from neck to the shoulder rim, create majestic handles. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the famille rose design color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in enamel design, famille rose translates to the pink family, on a colored ground decoration. Each bulging sides enclosing colorful falangcai, famille rose on a colored ground decoration, of Bajixiang. The center moon medallion adorned with gilt pearl among thrashing wavy Lishui water enclosed with wanzi motif and geometric pattern. The outer medallion decorated in eight trigrams petals, each petals with Chinese auspicious ornament, enclosed with interlocking wanzi motif. The neck and the foot rim festooned with various flowers blooms among Shou Chinese calligraphy, auspicious pattern and flying Fu bat, enclosed with interlocking key fret in gilt color. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. This piece displays a subtle sheen as the light ricochets across the finely glazed exterior. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a four underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty. See More