Finest, Chinese famille rose hundred deer Zun vase. The Porcelain potted in a Zun shaped vase, thick, globular body, slightly ovoid body, rounded shoulder concealing gracefully to a prominent straight neck, two deer head handles emerging and flanked on the neck, raised with short splayed foot base rim. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the famille rose design color. Famille rose hand painting depicted vividly hand painted in enamel design, famille rose translates to the pink family, on a colored ground decoration. Each bulging sides enclosing colorful falangcai, famille rose on a colored ground decoration, of Bajixiang. The Exterior delicately fine depicted with hundred deer in various pursuit on the mountain landscape with dense tree, rocky hill and peace Lishui water. The Hundred Deer motif is referring to a long career in civil service, since the Chinese word lu for deer is a homophone for emolument or civil service salary. The 'hundred bai deer motif' therefore represent the ultimate success in Imperial China scholarly success and a long career in government service. The idea conveyed in the Hundred Deer design is a wish for great wealth and success. Jars decorated with the Hundred Deer motif can be more readily found painted in the Wucai enamels. The deer symbolizes immortality and is the companion of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, while the inclusion of peaches and Lingzhi fungus in the decoration is often a further symbolic of longevity. The Lines of the drawings are clear, the light and dark shades are subtle. The colors are harmonious, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, and the carving. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, distinct, and the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Height:18.5 inWidth: 14.75 inDepth: 14.75 in