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

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A FINE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD FLASK
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736- 1795)
The flask is supported on a recessed foot rising to a globular lower body curving to a narrow waist, the elongated upper bulb thinning to a tapered neck and flanked by ‘S’-shaped handles ending in ruyi-heads. The exterior is decorated with a band of ruyi-shaped pendants encircling the mouth rim and stylised lotus scrolls covering the body and handles, the base is inscribed with the reign mark in underglaze blue.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high, box

Provenance

An American private collector, active from the 1950s to the 1970s

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Lot Essay

The present vase is very rare, as no other double-gourd vase decorated with lotus scroll pattern appears to have been published, most examples are decorated with a double-dragon pattern. See a Qianlong-marked vase decorated with a dragon pattern in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, accession no. 故-瓷-006955-N000000000. Also see another similar vase sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1409.

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