The blue and white vase is of ovoid form with slender neck and garlic head opening, body depicts flower blossom and ripe peaches, between lappet and key-fret patterns, bottom bears six character QIANLONG reign mark.|Qing Dynasty period.||Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Diameter: 6 in (15.2 cm)|清乾隆 青花折枝花卉紋蒜頭瓶 |蒜頭形口，長頸微束，溜肩鼓腹，高圈足略外撇，底心青花書“大清乾隆年製”六字三行篆書款。造型挺拔俊美，胎質細膩堅實，釉面平整溫潤。瓶通體以青花描繪，青花色澤靚藍濃深，口肩分飾回紋、纏枝花卉、蓮瓣及如意雲頭等五條紋飾帶，蓮瓣紋內飾火焰紋。腹部主體以四時各式瑞果花卉為主題紋飾，繪製石榴、壽桃、牡丹、菊花、柿子等六枚折枝花果，分列兩層布排，寓意多子富貴，連年福壽。每枝花果根部均點綴以靈芝，愈顯靈枝仙果，祥瑞天賜。枝葉繁茂，舒卷優美，花果飽滿圓潤，秀麗動人，整體佈局疏密得當，錯落有致，足脛部則以蓮瓣及海水江牙為邊飾，呼應頸肩花紋。此道光朝蒜頭瓶，端莊典雅，從容挺秀，一派宮廷用器的大家典範。