China, 1912-1949. The ovoid body rising from a short ring foot to a slightly concave neck, elaborately painted with children engaged in an elaborate musical performance in a garden setting, two boys carrying lanterns, one playing a trumpet horn, others playing percussion instruments, one on a hobby horse.Provenance: From a collector in San Francisco, California. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 1,415 gDimensions: Height 30.1 cmThe festive scene is neatly set between a floral and stiff leaf shoulder band below ruyi-head and leiwen bands to the neck and mouth, and an elegant lappet band above key-frets at the base. Apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark in iron-red to base.The present piece is decorated with the subject of the 'Hundred Boys', a very popular motif in porcelain decoration as it symbolizes the Chinese perpetual wish for many sons. According to Terese Tse Batholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, San Francisco, 2006, p. 63, the 'Hundred Boys' theme has its origins in the Western Zhou dynasty when King Wen of the Zhou adopted one son in addition to his ninety-nine sons to complete the number of one hundred.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related vase, though of considerably smaller size and with less elaborate decoration, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 12 May 2017, lot 524, sold for GBP 11,875.民國粉彩百子嬰戯瓶中國,1912-1949年。卵形瓶體,短圈足,口外翻。粉彩描繪孩子們在花園裡玩耍情景,有表演音樂的,兩個男孩提著燈籠,一個男孩吹小號角,另一個男孩敲擊著樂器,一個騎著馬。 來源:舊金山藏家 品相:狀況極好,輕微磨損和燒製缺陷。 重量:1,415 克 尺寸:高30.1 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近嬰戯瓶售于倫敦佳士得 Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles拍場,2017年5月12日,lot 524, 售價GBP 11,875。