Lot 111: A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'HUNDRED DEER' VASE, HU

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The pear-shaped body decorated in vivid enamels against a bright turquoise ground with a herd of deer, comprising bucks, does and their young, their fur picked out in white, aubergine and olive-brown, shown grazing, gambolling and resting in a lush landscape amidst pine and peach trees, lingzhi and a meandering stream flowing through blue-shaded rocks from the high mountains in the distance, the shoulder set with a pair of gilt dragon scroll handles
17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm.) high