QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A CELADON-GLAZED CARVED VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The compressed body, spreading foot, waisted neck, and out-turned, petal-molded mouth rim are carved with bands of overlapping chrysanthemum petals with incised details. The neck is flanked by a pair of openwork leaf scroll handles, and the vase is covered with a glaze of pale sea-green color that pools in the recesses.
11 3/8 in. (22.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare the celadon-glazed vase, of Qianlong date carved to imitate a blossoming peony and with similarly carved leafy, openwork handles, illustrated in E. Sullivan and R. Meyer, The Taft Museum: its history and collections, New York, 1995, p. 610.

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