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

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A TRANSPARENT BLUE GLASS TRIPOD CENSER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER ENGRAVED MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The compressed body raised on three truncated conical supports, with a pair of pierced arched handles rising from the rim, of sapphire blue color
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) across, pierced wood cover

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Lot Essay

Compare the opaque turquoise glass censer of this type with similar handles, also with a Qianlong mark, from the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, illustrated by C. Brown and D. Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute in America, New York, 1990, no. 34.

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