QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Of archaistic form, the full-bodied vase is superbly painted in vivid enamels with a herd of deer, comprising buck, does and their young with reddish-brown fur, spotted hide and dappled white coats, grazing, gambolling and resting in a lush landscape, amidst pine and peach trees, bamboo, lingzhi, and a meandering stream flowing through blue-shaded rocks from high mountains in the distance, the tapering sides set with a pair of stylised dragon handles decorated in blue and yellow enamels. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high, box