A large,magnificent Chinese famille rose 9 peach globular vase, decorated with the spreading branches of a fruiting peach tree bearing nine large peaches and numerous white and pink blossoms, the graceful leaves painted in blue green on the top and yellow green on the underside peach have traditionally been associated with Daoism and longevity, in mythology, the goddess Xiwangmu, the Queen other of the West,owned a vast peach orchard, and it was said that anyone who ate the fruit would become immortal, as such, peaches are considered sacred and auspicious,and when used as a decorative motif, convey wishes for longevity and good fortune, vessels decorated with luxuriant peach branches were very popular in the Qing Dynasty, and might have been commissioned as birthday gifts or as a form of commemoration for an imperial birtyday H. 22" (55.9 cm) Provenance: collection of Erna and Janos (1914-1998) then descent by the family Condition: in good condition overall with some scraping to the glaze around the rim.