A CHINESE GILT-DECORATED AND CORAL-GROUND VASE

LATE QING DYNASTY

Painted with bats, sanduo, suspending chimes, twin fish and endless knots, amidst dense floral scrolls, with bands of interlocking ruyi-head around the shoulder, lappets and key fret encircling the foot, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of ruyi sceptre handles, the interior and base decorated with turquoise, the base with a Shen de tang zhi mark, 28.2cm.