A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'SCHOLARS' VASE

QIANLONG 1736-95

The ovoid body decorated with a continuous scene of a scholar, probably representing Zhuge Liang, seated at his desk, with attendants in a fenced garden, amidst pine trees, bamboo and rockwork, between bands of geometric patterns, the waisted neck painted with two sprays of bamboo and lingzhi, 41.7cm.