Antique Chinese vase

Description

A highly decorated antique Chinese vase. 19th century, Qing dynasty, baluster shape, Nanking porcelain. These vases are known for their detailed handpainted artwork, often depicting scenes from Chinese history or folklore, such as battle scenes with warriors.
The folded, petal lobe neck is decorated with flowers. The neck of the vase has a single handpainted continuous painted panel, decorated with ten Chinese figures in theatre costumes, and two black applied temple foo lions.
The lower part of the tapering neck has a continuous painted flower band, above four painted flowers cartouches, on a dark decorated ground band base. There are also four applied stylised black lizards, with minor losses to the foot of one lizard.
The central base is a continuous painted panel where there are nineteen painted fighting figures, carrying swords, flags and spears, four of them are on horses.
Below the panel is a dark decorated band, with four cartouches containing painted flowers. The base has a square signed seal mark. The mark on the seal reads "Zhonghong shi jiacang", which translates to "the family heirloom of the Zhonghong family.
14 inches tall. The stand is for display purposes and is not included. Cash on collection at Poole.