illustrated in Imperial porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, p.65, no.39. Compare with a single yellow-ground famille rose 'fo ri chang ming' bowl, Qianlong four-character ...
Dreweatts The flying cranes and bats on the vase signify longevity and prosperity The vase bears the "distinctive" six-character mark of the Qianlong ... no other porcelain decorated with the ...
However, ewers are distinguished by a spout emerging from a dragon's mouth, as shown by R.Kerr, Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty ... Numerous similar polychrome enamelled examples, ...