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A FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND TWIN-HANDLED VASE A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ VASES
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949) REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)

民國 黃地粉彩開光嬰戲圖雙耳瓶 民國 粉彩通景百子圖瓶一對

The body is decorated and gilt with shaped panels enclosing a lady and two The vases are decorated in brilliant enamels with a continuous scene of
boys at leisure amongst auspicious objects, all reserved on a ground of densely the ‘Hundred Boys’ celebrating the Spring Festival in a lakeside pavilion
scrolling fowers. The neck is similarly decorated and embellished with two garden, the children depicted performing a dragon dance, making music
moulded kui-dragon handles. The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal on horns, cymbals and drums, playing with animal puppets, riding hobby-
mark. horses, carrying lanterns and lighting fre-crackers, between blue enamelled
composite foral bands. Each vase is applied with a pair of animal-mask and
14º in. (36.2 cm.) high ring handles. They both have three gilt-ground iron red seal marks on the
bodies and apocryphal Qianlong marks on the bases.
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
15Ω in. (39.4 cm.) high (2)

£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000

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