CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE YONGZHENG (1723-1735)

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VASE GU EN PORCELAINE EMAILLEE DOUCAI
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE YONGZHENG (1723-1735)
Le cornet et le pied ornés de grands dragons évoluant parmi d'élégants rinceaux feuillagés et fleuris, la partie centrale renflée agrémentée de volutes de lotus et pivoines, encadrées de frises de ruyi, marque à six caractères de l'Empereur Chenghua à la base ; restaurations et fêle
Hauteur: 35,3 cm. (13 7/8 in.)

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A DOUCAI GU VASE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)

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Lot Essay

Compare the style and colour of the enamelling with the archaistic zun-shaped doucai vase illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, pp. 248-249, pl. 227. Significantly this Imperial vase also bears a Chenghua nianhao rather than a contemporary reign mark. After selecting doucai enamels for the decoration of an ancient bronze shape, the emphasis on archaism sought after is then further endorsed by the Chenghua mark.

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