A RARE IMPERIAL CARVED OPAQUE ORANGE GLASS PEAR-SHAPED VASE

QIANLONG ENGRAVED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE-SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE IMPERIAL CARVED OPAQUE ORANGE GLASS PEAR-SHAPED VASE
QIANLONG ENGRAVED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE-SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Carved in imiation of lacquer, the decoration of four shaped cartouches enclosing peony sprays on the rounded body and a band of keyfret and linear arabesques on the neck
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Alvin Lo & Co.

Literature

C.F. Shangraw, "Reflections on the Qing Imperial Glasshouse (1696-1911)", The George and Mary Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 49, fig. 5
C.F. Shangraw and C. Brown, A Chorus of Colors: Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1995, no. 91

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Lot Essay

The present vase with its unusual colour is a rare example of the glass wares produced by the Imperial workshops in imitation of lacquer, and most probably dates to the early Qianlong period. In an article by Zhong Rong, Researcher at the Beijing Palace Museum, published in Zhongguo Zhiyun, April 2010, Mufangxi, The Elegance of Imitation, the author states that as early as the fifth year of Yongzheng (1727) there is written record of the Courts request to make glass vessels in imitation of lacquered chrysanthemum dishes of the Ming dynasty Jiajing period in 15 to 20 different colours.

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