Chinese Qing Dynasty Hu-form Vase 粉彩鹿耳尊Chinese, late 18th-19th century. A famille rose porcelain pear-shape vase, the rim with a ruyi border, above two antelope head handles, rising on a high footring. Decorated with multiple figural and narrative scenes including a birthday reception in the paradise of the immortals, Shou Lao, the God of Longevity with a peach as he is being rowed in a boat, a scholar sitting in nature, and maidens with fans; ht. 17.25, dia. 15 in. Provenance:Estate C.Th. Deichmann (1866-1931), Cologne. Lempertz Auction 336, April 30, 1932, Lot No. 266.Private collection London.Kunsthaus am Museum, Carola van Ham. Auction 1, October 16, 1959, Lot No. 565.Lempertz Auction 462, November 11, 1960, Lot No. 1073.Swedish private collection, from 1963-2016.Van Ham Fine Art Auctioneers, Asian Art, December 8, 2016, Lot No. 2015.