A Chinese famille rose gourd vase, iron-red Jiaqing six character seal mark and probably of the period (1796-1820)

粉彩蓝地葫芦小瓶, 矾红嘉庆六字款 (1796-1820), 或为嘉庆年制

of flattened double gourd form with loop handles, each section decorated with stylised scrolling lotus on a blue enamel ground, the top rim with a band of ruyi form lappets, the shoulder with a similar band below pink enamel key pattern design, the base with blue enamel key pattern and a band of stylised lotus leaves above, the handles with stylised scrolling chrysanthemum and ruyi lappet form terminals, the interior glazed turquoise and the base similarly glazed with a well-drawn six character iron red Jiaqing seal mark to the centre on a white square

此粉彩蓝地小瓶呈葫芦状, 扁身, 两侧有手柄, 每节葫芦均绘有莲花及缠枝纹, 两节莲花花心内分别有"大" 及"吉" 字, 瓶口镀金, 有如意纹装饰, 瓶肩有类似纹样, 并有回纹, 瓶胫及平足有垂片及蓝釉回纹, 手柄绘有菊花卷叶, 柄底有描金如意。瓷瓶内里及瓶底均施蓝绿色釉, 瓶底有矾红"大清嘉庆年制" 篆书款