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CAST QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
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A RARE AND FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE TWO-HANDLED VASE, FANGHU
CAST QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
Of baluster form and rectangular cross-section, applied on either side with a gilt lion mask handle, finely cast with detailed features, suspending loose rings chased on both sides with scrolling foliage, enamelled around the neck and the body with stylised lotuses borne on curled leafy stems, divided by a band of ruyi lappets around the shoulders, and between bands of key-pattern around the mouth, and upright lappets and key-pattern around the base
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high
CAST QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
Of baluster form and rectangular cross-section, applied on either side with a gilt lion mask handle, finely cast with detailed features, suspending loose rings chased on both sides with scrolling foliage, enamelled around the neck and the body with stylised lotuses borne on curled leafy stems, divided by a band of ruyi lappets around the shoulders, and between bands of key-pattern around the mouth, and upright lappets and key-pattern around the base
12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred Morrison Collection
Fonthill Heirlooms label, no. 551
Fonthill Heirlooms label, no. 551
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