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Lot Essay
This vase is inspired by early Ming examples, such as the underglaze red-decorated vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, rev. ed., Tokyo, 1981, vol. 13, pl. 78.
Another Qianlong example is illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, Part I, pl. 62, and a panoramic view is also illustrated, Part II, p. 90. And one in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, is illustrated in Blue and White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1968, Book II, pl. 12.
Another Qianlong example is illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, Part I, pl. 62, and a panoramic view is also illustrated, Part II, p. 90. And one in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, is illustrated in Blue and White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1968, Book II, pl. 12.