Wall vases, sometimes called wall pockets or sedan chair vases, were one of the Qianlong Emperor’s favourite articles, and there remain to this day, some 320 examples in the Palace Museum, Beijing. The Qianlong Emperor frequently wrote or ordered poetry panels, of excellent quality. The 2 small seal marks at the lower left are those of the Qianlong mark. 4-character iron-red Qianlong mark to the base. Labels of L.T. Tai & Co, C.T. Loo, B & V Lake Collection 中国粉彩瓜蝶纹开光书法壁瓶（乾隆年制款） 此壁瓶侈口，丰肩，底部微收，口足描金。瓶身正面以白色为底，以粉彩绘制蝴蝶瓜果，取义瓜瓞绵绵。中心开光，内以篆书书乾隆皇帝咏壁瓶之诗文一首：“官汝称名品，新瓶制更嘉。随行供啸咏，沿路撷芳华。挂处轻车称，簪来野卉斜。红尘安得近，香籁度帷纱。” 瓶身背面及底部施孔雀蓝彩，底书“乾隆年制”矾红款。 Dimensions H180 W106mm