QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE SMALL BLUE-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong incised six-character mark in a line and of the period (1736-1795)
The ovoid body fluidly carved with a sinuous chilong and a bat amidst a leafy floral scroll between a band of petals around the base and a band of geometric meander around the shoulder, the neck carved with upright banana leaves below a band of embossed rhomboids, curls and bosses, the character zhen, 'precious', incised on the flat base below the incised reign mark
5 1/8in. (12.9cm.) high

Lot Essay

A blue-overlay white glass bottle vase of similar small size and with a similar band decorating the neck in the Andrew K. F. Lee Collection is illustrated in Elegance and Radiance, Grandeur in Qing Glass, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 313, no. 118. Like the present lot, this vase is also incised with a Qianlong six-character mark in a line on the base, followed by the character chen. It is suggested, p. 312, that this refers to a serial number often seen on cloisonné enamel wares attributed to the Palace Workshops.

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