Rare grand vase à décor Famille-Rose sur fond rouge imitant le laque cinabre Dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle | 清十九世紀 粉彩仿剔紅錦地開光八仙圖雙龍耳大瓶 | A Rare Large Imitation Cinnabar Lacquer-Ground Famille-Rose Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Carved cinnabar lacquer was imitated in porcelain since at least the Qianlong period, but simulated lacquer vases are very rare, probably because lacquer vases themselves are uncommon, the material having been used more typically for bowls, dishes and boxes. A Qianlong-marked porcelain baluster jar with similar diaper design simulating cinnabar lacquer was sold at Christie's New York, 1st June 1979, lot 151; another Qianlong imitation lacquer vase carved with overall shou characters, is in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Republic of China: Ch'ien-lung Ware and Other Wares, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 92. Compare also a pair of famille-rose imitation cinnabar lacquer jars and covers from the Daoguang Period, Shende Tang marks, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th October 2010, lot 2127, from the collection of J.T. Tai & Co.