Qianlong mark, Republic periodMolded with a rolled rim to the waisted neck and angular profileto the body, depicting the Tang emperor Xuanzong (685-762)Ming Huang mounted on a horse based on the artist Han Gan, asrecorded in the inscription in black enamel on the reverse copyinga colophon by the Qianlong emperor and bearing his seals, therecessed base bearing the four-character mark in blue enamel.9 3/4in (25cm) high