Lot Essay
Compare a similar example illustrated by M. Jourdain and R. Soame Jenyns, Chinese Export Art, 1967, p.129, no.112.
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
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A FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL LIME-GROUND DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
qianlong seal mark and of the period
Finely enamelled to the lower body with two cloud-shaped panels enclosing roses with a butterfly on a pointille pale blue ground, reserved on a dotted lime-green ground with insects on fruiting and flowering gourds issuing from scrolling branches, minor overpainting and with craquelure
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
qianlong seal mark and of the period
Finely enamelled to the lower body with two cloud-shaped panels enclosing roses with a butterfly on a pointille pale blue ground, reserved on a dotted lime-green ground with insects on fruiting and flowering gourds issuing from scrolling branches, minor overpainting and with craquelure
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high