A qianjiangcai enameled vase

A qianjiangcai enameled vase
Cheng Men (1833-1908), dated by inscription to 1878
Of cong form consisting of a waisted neck and foot separated by a tall rectangular body molded to support opposing elephant head and faux ring handles, the glaze displaying a notable orange peel effect and covered in the typically fugitive pastel colored enamels to depict a bird and flowers on two sides, and a riverside landscape and an elderly scholar-recluse on the remaining ones, all four sides inscribed to include the seals and signatures of the artist's various sobriquets: Xueli, Songzhu, and Liweng, one inscription including additionally the wuyin year date.
11 5/8in (29.6cm) high