清十八 / 十九世紀 廣彩錦地開光人物圖龍耳方瓶

of rectangular section, robustly potted with a baluster body surmounted by a waisted neck, the neck flanked by a pair of handles in the form of a kui dragon, all resting on a short splayed galleried foot, each side elaborately enamelled with two panels enclosing various scenes, some enclosing court ladies, dignitaries and various figures in courtyards and verandas, others with tranquil landscape sceneries with birds fluttering near a tree, all picked out in shaded tones of pastel enamels and reserved against a gilt-diapered ground