Lot Essay
The pattern of overlapping stylized blossoms can be found on other painted enamel vessels with Qianlong four-character marks and can also be found on porcelain vessels as early as the Yongzheng period
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AN UNUSUAL PAINTED ENAMEL LOBED EWER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
The eight-lobed body finely painted in a delicate famille rose palette with stylized overlapping blossoms repeated on the curved spout, with bands of lotus sprays encircling the neck and foot and composite foliate meander on the arched handle, the interior of turquoise color
7in. (17.8cm.) high, wood lotus leaf cover
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD
The eight-lobed body finely painted in a delicate famille rose palette with stylized overlapping blossoms repeated on the curved spout, with bands of lotus sprays encircling the neck and foot and composite foliate meander on the arched handle, the interior of turquoise color
7in. (17.8cm.) high, wood lotus leaf cover