A RARE YUAN-STYLE DOUCAI 'PEACOCK AND PEONY' MEIPING QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD | 清雍正 鬪彩瑞鳥牡丹紋梅瓶

A RARE YUAN-STYLE DOUCAI 'PEACOCK AND PEONY' MEIPING

QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD

清雍正 鬪彩瑞鳥牡丹紋梅瓶

sturdily potted with a well-proportioned rounded shoulder tapering to a countersunk base and surmounted by a short waisted neck with everted rim, the baluster body vibrantly enamelled with a broad band of alternating large iron-red and purple peony blooms below a pair of peacocks in flight amidst further peony scrolls, the foot skirted by overlapping lappets, all divided by classic scroll bands and veiled under transparent bluish glaze

37.4 cm, 14¾ in.