清十九世紀 粉彩開光菱形瓶

painted on the sides with four panels, one depicting a lion and cub playing with a brocade ball, another with precious objects, the third with a man crossing a bridge in a mountainous landscape, and the fourth depicting flowers issuing from rocks with a butterfly in flight above, with alternating lingzhi and mountain landscapes around the neck and floral scrolls around the foot, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in iron red

The width of the vase is approximately 7 in. (17.8 cm). There is wear to the gilding and enamels overall. Small pieces of kiln grit adhered to the foot. There are glaze gaps to the foot.
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