A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIES AND LYCHEES' JUG. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period. The pear-shaped body painted in bright enamels and gilt with a pair of magpies perched on branches of a fruiting lychee tree sprouting from a rockery together with large peonies, the rim with a turquoise band of ruyi heads, the spout moulded as a bearded head, 36cm H. 清乾隆   粉彩繪花鳥圖紋水壺 For a similar ewer see Beurdeley, Porcelaine de la Compagnies des Indes, 1974, colour plate XXI, p 117. *For a full condition report, please contact the department.* *请您联系我们索取品项报告。*