QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bulbous body is raised on a short foot with a slightly recessed base and rises to a tall, cylindrical neck. The opaque glass is of lemon-yellow color.
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, hardwood stand

Provenance

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4429.

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Lot Essay

Glass vases of this distinctive shape were produced in the Qing imperial workshops in various colors in both transparent and opaque glass. Yellow versions appear to be more rare than other colors. Several examples in different colors, all inscribed with imperial reign marks, in the collection of Andrew K. F. Lee, are illustrated in Elegance and Radiance: Grandeur in Qing Glass, The Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 98-110, nos. 8-14.

Two transparent red glass vases of the same form, Qianlong mark and period, are illustrated in Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, New York, 1990, p. 60, no. 24.

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