A Fine Pair of Famille Rose Altar Ornaments

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD

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A Fine Pair of Famille Rose Altar Ornaments
Qianlong Seal Mark in Iron-red and of the Period
Each circular openwork medallion enclosing one of the Eight Buddhist emblems, one a lotus blossom, the other a ribbon-tied vase and cover, supported by a lotus pod encased within a lotus blossom raised on a foliate stem rising from a domed socle
11in. (28.5cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Several versions of these Buddhist altar ornaments exist and vary in the palette and modeling of the base. The closest to the present lot appear to be a pair with a yellow, rather than a turquoise, ground, which bear Daoguang marks, from the collection of Simon Kwan, included in the exhibition, Joined Colors, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1993, p. 121, no. 49.

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