A Massive Famille Rose Sgraffiato-Ground Vase

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

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A Massive Famille Rose Sgraffiato-Ground Vase
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
Finely painted around the sides with a frieze of boys at play in a landscape, with a yellow petal lappet band below and a sgraffiato ruby-ground ruyi collar above embellished with foliate sprays and pendent chimes, with similar decoration on the foot, with a pair of gilded dragon handles and a yellow ruyi collar pendent from the mouth rim, handles replaced
29in. (73.6cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare a vase of the same size and related decoration, but of different form, illustrated by R.L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, New York, 1915, vol. II, pl. 132. See, also, the vase included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art in London, The Commercial Press, Limited, Shanghai, 1948, vol. II, p. 212, no. 277.

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