Lot Essay
Compare to a similar cloisonné enamel vase in the Pierre Uldry collection, published in Brinker and Lutz in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no 285, p 283.
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QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The globular vase with slender neck is decorated with large lotus blossoms amongst scrolling tendrils, all between two bands of ruyi-heads encircling the mouth and foot. The gilt base is incised with the reign mark in a horizontal line, above the character 'man'.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high.
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The globular vase with slender neck is decorated with large lotus blossoms amongst scrolling tendrils, all between two bands of ruyi-heads encircling the mouth and foot. The gilt base is incised with the reign mark in a horizontal line, above the character 'man'.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high.
Provenance
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 68.
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