A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ TOOL VASE
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is decorated in multi-coloured enamels with four quatrefoil cartouches, each enclosing a lotus bloom with scrolling tendrils against a dark blue ground. These panels are reserved against a turquoise background, finely detailed with diaper pattern and ruyi scrolls, all below the neck encircled with plantain leaves. The gilt base is incised with a Qianlong reign mark in a horizontal line followed by an additional character, ren.
4 1/4 in. (10.9 cm.) high
A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ TOOL VASE
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is decorated in multi-coloured enamels with four quatrefoil cartouches, each enclosing a lotus bloom with scrolling tendrils against a dark blue ground. These panels are reserved against a turquoise background, finely detailed with diaper pattern and ruyi scrolls, all below the neck encircled with plantain leaves. The gilt base is incised with a Qianlong reign mark in a horizontal line followed by an additional character, ren.
4 1/4 in. (10.9 cm.) high
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