A LARGE CHINESE CELADON-GROUND 'IMMORTAL AND QILIN' VASE

A LARGE CHINESE CELADON-GROUND 'IMMORTAL AND QILIN' VASE

PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

The tall cylindrical body decorated in underglaze blue and slip with an Immortal riding a qilin through a rocky walled garden, with three smiling attendants carrying banners and a parasol walking alongside the mythical creature, the waisted neck painted with a further Immortal standing on swirling clouds above, all set against a pale green ground, with two applied handles shaped as pairs of lion dogs, 60cm.