清嘉慶 綠地粉彩纏枝蓮紋梅瓶 礬紅六字篆書款JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)清嘉慶　綠地粉彩纏枝蓮紋梅瓶　礬紅六字篆書款6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) highThe type of formal decoration seen on the present vase, that of a dense design of flower scroll executed in rich famille rose enamels which are then enhanced on a bright monochrome ground, is found on other vases and jars of Jiaqing date. See a meiping of Jiaqing date in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 195, no. 172, where the decoration of lotus scroll, like the present vase, is on a lime-green ground, but also includes Buddhist emblems and shou characters. Also see a lime-green ground bottle vase with famille rose lotus scroll design incorporating butterflies and bats illustrated by G. Avitabile in From the Dragon’s Treasure, Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and 20th centuries in the Weishaupt Collection, London, 1987, p. 33, no. 23.Details A RARE SMALL FAMILLE ROSE LIME-GREEN GROUND MEIPINGJIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)The vase is elaborately enamelled on the shoulders with a floral scroll bearing four large lotus blooms each supporting a peach, above another scroll bearing four smaller lotus blooms and flowers, all reserved on a lime-green ground between a band of upright lappets encircling the foot and a band of upright lappets around the neck. The interior and the base surrounding the reign mark are covered in turquoise enamel.6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high Provenance Sold at Christies New York, 23-34 September 2021, lot 876 Conditions of sale