Lot 1598
1598
A RARE OPAQUE TURQUOISE BLUE GLASS JAR
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION 
A RARE OPAQUE TURQUOISE BLUE GLASS JAR

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

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A RARE OPAQUE TURQUOISE BLUE GLASS JAR
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER ENGRAVED MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Of high-shouldered form with short neck and rounded rim, the sides tapering towards the thick foot enclosing the recessed base, the glass of rich turquoise blue tone with some transparent swirls
5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The opaque, turquoise color and stout shape of the present vase appear to be rare. However, a larger (20 cm.) glass vase in this color, although of more bulbous shape, is illustrated in Luster of Autumn Water: Glass of the Imperial Qing Workshop, Beijing, 2005, pp. 316-17, no. 141.

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