Painted in vivid and detailed enamels as well as iron red and gold on white ground, the foot rim with a turquoise glaze, the inside with a transparent glaze. China, Qing dynasty, circa 1785

Delicately painted to depict carious courtly scenes as well as landscapes and various birds on trees.

Shape: Flattened rectangular shape with sprawling neck, phoenix handles on both shoulders, each painted medallion with a raised, gilt and curved border
Dimensions: Height 24.8 cm each
Condition: Excellent, with minor wear
Provenance/labels: Old Austrian private collection, the
bottom with an old handwritten inscription: ‘2 Mandarin Vasen Paar 18. Jahrhundert 1952’ (translation: “2 Mandarin vases pair 18th century 1952”)
Literature comparison: Sothebys, Kentshire: A Legendary Collection, 18 OCT 2014, NEW YORK, lot 52. (for a similar, slightly larger pair)

一對外銷廣彩開光人物雙耳瓶
細膩瓷器，白底上鐵紅色金色彩釉，足邊松綠色釉，瓶内透
明釉
中國，清朝，約1785年
畫面精美，人物花鳥，開光
形狀：扁平，長頸，肩上雙耳，
尺寸：各高24,8厘米
品相極好，輕微磨損
奧地利私人老收藏，瓶底手寫‘2 Mandarin Vasen Paar 18.
Jahrhundert 1952’ (translation: “2 Mandarin vases pair 18th
century 1952”)
文獻比較：蘇富比，Kentshire: A Legendary Collection 2014年
10月18日，紐約，拍品52號（相似瓷瓶）