DAOGUANG/GUANGXU PERIOD (1821-1908)

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A PAIR OF PALE BLUE-ENAMELED QUADRILOBED VASES
DAOGUANG/GUANGXU PERIOD (1821-1908)
Each vase has a petal-lobed body that flares towards the rim and the foot and is carved in the center in mirror image with quatrefoil panels of a landscape scene on one side and a prunus branch and bamboo on the reverse. A pair of animal mask and ring handles are applied on the shoulders. The exterior and the base, which is carved with a seal, Wang Bingrong zuo, are covered in pale blue enamel, and the interior is covered in turquoise enamel.
6 in. (15.1 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 314.

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Lot Essay

Compare a pair of molded green-glazed vases of similar size and shape, but with incised decoration and Guangxu marks, included in the exhibition catalogue, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1983, no. 151.

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