CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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TABATIERE EN VERRE BLANC A DECOR EMAILLE POLYCHROME
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
De forme ovoïde aplatie, à décor peint représentant sur une face un chat pourchassant un papillon dans un jardin fleuri, agrémenté d'un cerisier, sur l'autre face de deux cailles picorant, les côtés rehaussés de chauve-souris et nuages, le col orné d'une frise de ruyi et d'une guirlande de grecques, marque à trois caractères Guyue Xuan à la base, le bouchon en verre
Hauteur: 5,5 cm. (2 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Paris, Le Village Suisse, 1980

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A FAMILLE ROSE-ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested by Hugh M. Moss in his study, Mysteries of The Ancient Moon, January 2006, pp.31 and 32, that this distinctive group of enamels was produced for the Court at some distant facility, Yangzhou being the most likely place, some time shortly after the construction of the Guyue Xuan for the Qianlong Emperor in 1767. They are usually marked either with a pale Qianlong reign mark or a Guyue Xuan mark in iron-red, such as the present example.

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