A PAIR OF CHINESE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED PEAR-SHAPED 'FIGURAL' VASES

A PAIR OF CHINESE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED PEAR-SHAPED 'FIGURAL' VASES

19TH CENTURY

Each painted with a continuous scene of ladies appreciating a sceptre and engaged in leisurely pursuits, beside a scholar with his attendant, amidst pine, plantain, and wutong trees, all in a fenced garden, the waisted necks decorated with dragons emerging from crashing waves, surrounded by flames and swirling clouds, divided by geometric and ruyi borders, 36.6cm. (2)

Provenance: a private collection, Scotland.