A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'AUSPICIOUS' HU VASE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Neatly painted in underglaze blue with a ruyi-shaped bat suspending a double-gourd above a longevity peach between peony sprays, above stiff-leaf and lappet borders and below ruyi-head and wave borders. The neck with flowerheads and stylized scrolling vines below a floral border, all against a crisp lemon-yellow ground. Provenance: Belgian private collection. Condition: Old wear, firing irregularities, inherent and dense crackling to yellow glaze, a chip to the rim with an old fill and associated short hairline, a small chip to the exterior rim and another to one of the bat handles. Overall presenting well, commensurate with age. Weight: 3,680 g Dimensions: Height 40.6 cm Thickly potted, the massive ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a rounded shoulder, applied with two bats suspending mock ring-handles, with a waisted neck and an everted rim. The inside and the recessed circular base are glazed white, the unglazed foot rim revealing the creamy-white ware. Auction result comparison: Compare a related yellow-ground blue and white hu vase, also with peony sprays and various borders, dated to the Qianlong period, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19 September 2006, lot 301, sold for USD 36,000, and a related yellow-ground blue and white bottle vase dated to the 19th century, molded with qilin and of larger size, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 7 November 2017, lot 289, sold for GBP 11,250. 清代黃地青花纏枝紋瓶 中國，1644-1912年。釉下青花繪畫工整，可見如意紋以及蝙蝠紋下懸挂著的葫蘆，瓶身生動綫條明潔的纏枝牡丹，頸部為傳統纏枝牡丹，整體與簡潔的黃色地相映成趣。 來源：比利時私人收藏。 品相：舊磨損，燒製不規則，固有而緻密的黃釉裂紋，邊緣有一個開片有舊時的修補物和相關的短細裂紋，外部邊緣有一個小碎片，一邊蝙蝠輔首上有一個開片。 整體狀況不錯，與年齡相稱。 重量：3,680 克 尺寸：高40.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的黃地青花瓶，同樣有牡丹花纏枝紋，乾隆年代，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2006年9月19日 lot 301, 售價USD 36,000; 一件黃地青花瓶，十九世紀，麒麟貼塑並大尺寸，見倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2017年11月7日 lot 289, 售價GBP 11,250。