A YELLOW BEIJING GLASS OVIFORM VASE

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A YELLOW BEIJING GLASS OVIFORM VASE
QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD

The heavy glass of oviform shape with tapering cylindrical neck and waisted foot, the base shallowly cut, the glass of Imperial yellow tone with swirling areas of pale lemon, small bruise to one side - 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A celadon-colored glass vase of this shape, Qianlong mark and period, from the collection of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber was in the exhibition, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame, China Institute, 1990, Catalogue no. 36