Chinese Works of ArtA FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY ‘PEONY’ GLASS VASE, TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIODThe translucent overlay carved in high relief above an opaque white groundChina, the base with an incised four-character Tongzhi seal-mark and of the period (1862-1873)The baluster-shaped vase is applied with overlays in transparent sapphire-blue, emerald-green, dusky pink, lemon-yellow and ruby-red as birds and butterflies in flight above leafy peonies springing from craggy layered rocks, all in stark contrast to the white ground. Raised and flattened round foot rim. Hongmu base. (2)Shape: BalusterWeight: 1089 gramsDimensions: Height 23 cmCondition: Some open air-bubbles, several tiny nicks, one chip to lipProvenance: French private collectionLiterature comparison: S Marchant & Son, The Hope Danby Collection of Chinese Glass, London 1999. (for an interesting overview about glass vases from the Qing dynasty)Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, 08 OCTOBER 2013, HONG KONG, lot 3306. (for comparison with a similarly incised mark) Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3374. (for a pair of five-color overly vases from the 19th century)同治年製五色套料”芍藥花”棒槌瓶五彩套料浮雕在白底瓶身上，底部印有”同治年製”中國，同治年間 (1862-1874年)品相良好法國私人收藏