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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘THREE STAR GODS’ ROULEAU VASE A FAMILLE ROSE ‘BATS’ VASE
Yongzheng Iron red Guangxu six-character mark and of the period.
The tapering cylindrical vase finely enamelled with three Immortals Potted with a compressed globular body rising to a flaring cylindrical
under a gnarled pine tree, a lingzhi, bat and child completing the neck, enamelled all over with iron-red bats amidst multi-coloured cloud
scene, with setting sun in the distance. scrolls, between a band of ruyi-heads at the rim and upright lappets
47cm (18 1/2in) high. around the foot.
33cm (13in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,700 - 15,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 18,000 CNY9,700 - 15,000
HK$12,000 - 18,000
The Three Star Gods, 三星 sanxing, are comprised of Shou 壽 (also
referred to as Shoulao), the God of Longevity, who is seen here
typically depicted as an elderly immortal with a bulbous forehead
dressed in billowing robes and holding a peach and staff; Fu 福, God
of Prosperity, who stands to the far right with a scholars appearance
and holding a scroll; and Lu 禄, God of Status, who is dressed as an
official with a crown and is accompanied by an child attendant who
holds his attribute of a ruyi sceptre.

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