LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'FOREIGN TRIBUTE BEARERS' VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 乾隆款 粉彩胭脂紫地通景進寶圖螭龍耳大賞瓶 the tapered cylindrical body below a waisted neck and flaring rim with stylised flowerheads amongst scrolling foliage on a ruby ground, flanked with two pale blue chi-dragon handles, the central band painted with a continuous scene of foreigners on horses, extraordinary animals, and foot traveling through a dramatic shanshui landscape, they hold in their hands precious produce and objects, including vases with ruyi, coral, jewels, fruits and many others, further loaded with valuable gifts in carrying poles and wheeled carts as tributes, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in iron-red on a turquoise ground (76.2cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private European collection Note: Compare to a pair of similarly themed vases, but in yellow ground and slightly smaller (68cm high each), Jiaqing mark and period, sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2012, lot 318 ---------------------以下为软件翻译，仅供参考---------------------