QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

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A RARE GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GLAZED WALL VASE
QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The robustly potted vase of rectangular form with a short, spreading foot and waisted neck, the exterior heavily gilded with a large lotus blossom at the center amidst lingzhi, leafy tendrils and wispy clouds within an archaistic border of confronted kui dragons, further framed by floral scroll and key-fret borders on the foot and neck, the sides with similar floral scroll interspersed with clouds, the interior and base covered in turquoise enamel
12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the style of gilding on a blue-glazed planter and tray dated to the Qianlong period, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 258.

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