QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN IMPERIAL BLUE OVERLAY RASPBERRY-PINK GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN DOUBLE-SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The characteristic double-gourd shaped vase is finely carved through a layer of pastel blue glass to depict insects in flight and lingzhi fungus among a flowering and fruiting pomegranate tree growing from rocks. The waisted mid-section of the vase is enveloped by a wide blue ribbon.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Both the form and colour combination of this double-gourd vase are extremely rare and very few related examples have been published. The exceptionally fine carving and depiction of insects among flowering plants can be seen on another Qianlong-marked blue overlay ruby glass vase in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing illustrated by Zhang Rong, Luster of Autumn Water, Glass of the Imperial Workshop, Beijing, 2005, pp. 246-247, no. 81.

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