清晚期 粉彩九壽桃紋天球瓶 Late Qing Dynasty period. Heavily potted, the globular body rising to a tall cylindrical neck flaring slightly at the rim, brightly enameled to the exterior with gnarled leafy branches issuing nine ripened peaches and flowering blossoms, the recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong mark. Height: 23 in (58.4 cm) Width: 17 in (43.2 cm) For a similar 19th century famille rose 'peach' vase , please compare with the piece in the collection of Portland Art Museum, accession no. 94.24.1 直頸，圓腹，下承圈足。胎質堅致，拉坯規整，修足滾圓。通體白釉為底，其上以粉彩作飾，繪桃樹一株，軀幹茁壯有擎天之姿，丫杈伸展虬勁有力。綠葉濃淡深淺，每只壽桃也角度各異，立體感十足，桃花含苞欲放或全然盛開，皆具冰清玉潤之質，姿態鮮活且設色艷麗。整體瓶體胎質堅實，白釉如脂，“大清乾隆年制”款識。 可參考一件類似19世紀粉彩九桃瓶，藏於美國波特蘭市藝術博物館，入藏號94.24.1