A FINE FAMILLE ROSE TWO-HANDLED 'THREE RELIGIONS' VASE Blue enamel four-character Qianlong mark,...

A FINE FAMILLE ROSE TWO-HANDLED 'THREE RELIGIONS' VASE
Blue enamel four-character Qianlong mark, Republic Period
Of baluster shape with wide rounded shoulders and waisted neck, two blue-painted mythical dragon heads with gilt loop handles and pear-shaped ring handles to each side of the shoulder, the body painted in colorful enamels with a continuous lakeside scene with three male figures each representing one of the three religions, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, two female attendants nearby with a boy carrying items on a yoke across his shoulders, all in a lakeside garden setting with pine, bamboo, one side with a black enamel inscription taken from a Song dynasty text by Su Zhe (1039-1112), the younger brother of Su Shi (1037-1101).
12 3/4in (32.5cm) high, cloth box
Footnotes:
乾隆款 民國 粉彩龍耳《三聖》瓶