Lot 393 Dα

A famille verte "Gengzhitu" powder-blue-ground rouleau vase. First half 20th century

A famille verte powder-blue-ground rouleau vase, decorated with shaped reserves depicting scenes from the "Gengzhitu" (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving) showing peasants planting rows of rice sprouts in the paddies on one side, the other side with a similar panel depicting ladies and boys arranging silkworms on trays. Inscription, dated cyclically xinchou (1901) and signed Ao Shaoquan. First half 20th century.
Height 45.5 cm