A QIANJIANG SCHOOL ‘SHOULAO’ PORCELAIN VASE, LATE QING DYNASTYThe sturdily potted hexagonal vase painted in vivid enamels, with two lion dog openwork handles on the shoulders China, early 20th centuryDepiction of Shoulao resting together with an attendant under a gnarly plum tree with finely painted details. Inscription in black 20-character running script to backside.As typical for these wares, there is an inscription executed in black 20-character running script to the backside. It bears the date “Yisi” which is equivalent to 1905. Furthermore there are characters for luck and longevity as well as some writing about how reading and poetry are important for running a family.Shape: Hexagonal form with sprawling lip and recessed baseWeight: 706.5 gramsDimensions: 22 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only two minute chips to the tail of one of the openwork lion dog handles and some minor wearProvenance: German private collection. Found by the previous owners in 2015 in a 200-year old half-timbered house in east Germany, which the bought at a foreclosure auction.晚清淺絳彩壽老六角瓶厚胎，六角，淺絳彩，雙肩上各有一隻獅子狗形耳中國，二十世紀初造型：六角，唇沿外撇，底足内凹重量：706.5 克尺寸：22 厘米品相：保存極好，一隻獅子狗的尾巴上有兩道小開口，一些磨損來源：德國私人收藏；前主人于2015年在德囯東部一座因爲抵押而被拍賣的200年老的半木結構房子裏找到。