Auction 159 Asian Art

59

A Famille Rose 'Queen Mother of the West' vase


Estimate

3.000 - 6.000


Session

8 May 2026


Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Of elongated baluster form, on a splayed foot

Finely painted with a continuous scene depicting Xi Wangmu, "Queen Mother of the West", being rowed in a peach-shaped raft by a female attendant, gliding across waves strewn with peach blossom, a crane in flight beneath a pink sun and stylised clouds

The Daoist immortal wearing luxuriant robes, reclining against the peach of longevity

The neck painted with two lingzhi sprigs



清十九世纪 粉彩西王母乘槎图长颈瓶

Height: 45,5 cm


Additional Information

Provenance:

Jules Speelman Collection;

Alberto Varela Santos Collection.



Closed Auction