REPUBLIC PERIOD The elongated ovoid body with a narrow neck and an everted rim, painted with a scholar on a donkey accompanied by an assistant crossing a bridge towards a village in an extensive snowy winter mountain landscape, the base with a four character Hong Xian mark, together with a wood stand, 24cm. (2) Cf. Zhushanbayou p.146, no.72 for a related vase and pp.140-141, no.69 for a porcelain plaque depicting the same subject matter, also see Christie's London, 8th November 2013, lot 1239 for a related vase from 1934. Provenance: from an English private collection in Derbyshire, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1970s. He Xu Ren (1882-1940) is one of the eight celebrated ceramic artists from the early 20th century known as The Eight Friends of Zhushan. Xu Ren is especially famous for his depictions of winter landscapes. 民國 粉彩人物山水紋瓶 《洪憲年製》礬紅楷書款 來源:英國德貝郡私人收藏,1970年代購於香港