An Opaque Turquoise Glass Mallet-Form Vase
An Opaque Turquoise Glass Mallet-Form Vase

QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD

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An Opaque Turquoise Glass Mallet-Form Vase
Qianlong four-character inscribed mark within a square and of the period
With domed body and tall cylindrical neck rising to a lipped rim, the glass opaque and of rich bluish-turquoise tone
8in. (20.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the very similar vase, also Qianlong mark and period, in the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, included in the exhibition, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute, New York, 21 April - 16 June 1990, no. 35.

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