QIANLONG INCISED SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD

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A flambé-glaze 'pomegranate' vase
Qianlong incised sealmark and of the period
Of hexafoil lobed section with conforming neck and everted rim, standing on a low flaring foot, all under a deep reddish-purple glaze with shades of blue and lavender running from the interior over the rim and neck in between the segments, the base glazed in a patchy brown, restored
19.2 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Comparable Qianlong marked vases of this type include one illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva - Chinese Ceramics, vol. III, no. A291; one illustrated in Ming and Qing Ceramics and Works of Art from the Osaka Museum, p. 46, fig. 209; and another by Liu Liang-Yu, Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, vol. 5, p. 207.

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