Lot Essay
The pair to this vase was sold in these Rooms, 20 March 1990, lot 672
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A FINE FAMILLE ROSE LANTERN-SHAPED VASE
Details
A FINE FAMILLE ROSE LANTERN-SHAPED VASE
IRON-RED JIAQING SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Enamelled around the oviform body with a beautiful lady performing a dance to music played by her female companions in the shade of a tree in a fenced pavilion garden, the reverse with other ladies variously carrying books and scrolls, the base and waisted neck enamelled with stylised lotus on a rich ruby ground, the base and interior turquoise-glazed--12½in. (31.8cm.) high, high
IRON-RED JIAQING SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Enamelled around the oviform body with a beautiful lady performing a dance to music played by her female companions in the shade of a tree in a fenced pavilion garden, the reverse with other ladies variously carrying books and scrolls, the base and waisted neck enamelled with stylised lotus on a rich ruby ground, the base and interior turquoise-glazed--12½in. (31.8cm.) high, high