A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAJIXIANG’ PORCELAIN MOONFLASK VASEChina, 20th century. The broad, compressed, rounded body, rising from a short spreading foot to a cylindrical neck, flanked by a pair of zoomorphic handles. Finely painted in underglaze blue with a raised central boss, decorated with a stylized flowerhead encircled by a key-fret border and lotus petal panels, all encircled by lotus lappets enclosing the Eight Buddhist Emblems within a key-fret border. The neck decorated with lingzhi foliate scrolls and bands of key-fret and ruyi heads, the sides with bands of leafy scrolls issuing lotus blossoms, and the foot also with a band of lingzhi foliate scrolls. The underside bearing an apocryphal six-character Qianlong reign mark. Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, a small hairline crack to the foot rim, and minor manufacturing flaws. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 3,2 kg Dimensions: Height 32.4 cm