Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels China, second quarter of the 19th century Of baluster form, surmounted by a trumpet mouth everting to a foliate rim, painted with large panels of figures, surrounded by emblems, with applied handles in the form of fu-dogs, and several sculpted and gilt Chilong in high relief. The depiction showing scenes from the story of ‘The water margin’ such as ‘The robbers of the Liang Schan moor’. The inscriptions reading Zhongyitang (loyalty hall) Titian Xingdao (enforce justice on behalf of heaven) An Daoquan (the great doctor An Daoquan, internal and external disorders through pulse taking) Shape: Vase Dimensions: 91 cm (height) 33 cm (diameter on top) Condition: Perfect condition with one very minor chip as a result of firing flaw on the underside of the foliate rim, therefore only visible from the underside Provenance: Austrian private collection Literature comparison: English Pottery and Chinese Export Art. Christies, New York, January 28th, 2013, lot 425 (for a pair of similar vases of the same size, also dated to the second quarter of the 19th century) or Christies, London, 10 May 2016, lot 77. (for a pair of similar vases of larger size, dated to the Daoguang period) 清代一件大型廣東粉彩《水滸傳》梁山泊人物故事瓶 陶瓷，粉彩 中國，十九世紀下半葉 棒槌瓶形，唇沿外翻，瓶上可見很多人物場景，獅首雙耳，肩部浮雕螭龍紋。瓶身來自《水滸傳》人物故事：忠義堂聚會，又可見安道全“内外雜症一切方脈”。 棒槌瓶 尺寸：高91 cm，頂部直徑 33 cm 品相完美，衹有一処有小裂口，但衹能在底部可見 奧地利私人收藏 文獻參考：《English Pottery and Chinese Export Art》，佳士得，紐約，2013年1月28日，425號拍品（一對相似的大小相同的瓶子，同樣為十九世紀下半葉）