Stunning, Chinese 18th Century Qing Dynasty Period, Qianlong blue & white peach abundant moon vase. The finest porcelain with tall ovoid body, thick, with bulbous lower region, sweeping up into a slender neckline and straight slightly narrow mouth rim, raised with small rectangles foot base rim, two archaic elephant trunk handles flanked from neck to the shoulder rim, create majestic handles. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. It was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. Its color does not easily fade and durability is longer. It used cobaltous oxide as the colorant. Patterns were directly painted onto the inner body and burnt after glaze was applied on it. The center medallion adorned with abundant ripe peach, interspersed with fresh foliage among flying fu bat, enclosed with single blue line. The outer medallion decorated with flowers blooms, scrolling foliage and interlocking tendril. The neck and the upper mouth rim festooned with flowers blooms and scrolling tendril, and the foot base rim decorated with cresting wavy Lishui water. Each section banded and enclosed with double fine blue rings. One of the most popular feng shui fruit symbols, peach is the symbol of immortality. The peach is also known in feng shui as the fruit of heaven because of its prominence in many ancient Chinese legends about the Immortal Gods. Peach came to be associated with wealth, health, abundance and longevity. The peach is also known as a feng shui symbol of love and marriage. In China, "love luck" is often referred to as "peach blossoms luck. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. Elegantly and smooth presented upon a carved hardwood stand with archaic ruyi pattern. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, and the carving. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, distinct, and the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Height:11.75 inWidth: 7.25 inDepth: 3.88 in