AN IMPORTANT AND VERY FINE INSCRIBED FALANGCAI ENAMELLED 'BE...

AN IMPORTANT AND VERY FINE INSCRIBED FALANGCAI ENAMELLED 'BENEATH PINE TREES' MALLET-SHAPED VASE
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
AN IMPORTANT AND VERY FINE INSCRIBED FALANGCAI ENAMELLED 'BENEATH PINE TREES' MALLET-SHAPED VASE YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795) The rounded body of the vase is finely potted with a broad base and a rounded shoulder under a tall cylindrical neck. The exterior is superbly enamelled with a continuous landscape scene, finely detailed with an elderly scholar holding a long staff in one hand and standing under a tall gnarled pine tree that extends into clusters of swirling clouds. The scholar is depicted as in conversation with a young attendant who is pointing into the distance. The reverse side is inscribed with a poem written in kaishu , standard script, followed by an iron-red seal mark, Changzhi , 'Eternal' 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high, wood stand