CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE À SIX CARACTÈRES EN CACHET EN LIGNE À L'OR ET ÉPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

This finely wrought wall vase is adorned with richly auspicious decoration. Departing from the more commonly encountered double-gourd wall vases bearing the Daji (“Great Auspiciousness”) motif, the present example stands out for its rare emerald-green ground, exquisitely enamelled with the inscription and motif “A Thousand Auspicious Clouds Gather” (qian xiang yun ji). The ribbon encircling the gourd is rendered with particular intricacy, enhancing the overall sense of opulence. For a closely related example, possibly its pair, see the vase sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3036.