Cast in the shape of a peach, this massive basin is remarkable for its size, colorful enamels and naturalistic handle which takes the form of a gnarled branch. Compare a few other large cloisonné enamel peach-form vessels all attributed to the Qianlong period. See one with a slightly incurved rim, included in the exhibition Colourful, Elegant and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr Robert Chang’s Collection, Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, 2007, cat. no. 122; another from the collection of Sir John Buchanan-Jardine, Bt., included in the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935, cat. no. 2019, and later sold in our London rooms, 18th October 1960, lot 84; a third sold in our London rooms, 7th November 2007, lot 439; and a fourth sold in these rooms, 23rd September 1997, lot 111, and then again in our Hong Kong rooms, 13th October 2021, lot 3655.