Lot 220
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A RARE IMPERIAL GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL HEXAGONAL VASE
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A RARE IMPERIAL GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL HEXAGONAL VASE

QIANLONG CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)

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A RARE IMPERIAL GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL HEXAGONAL VASE
QIANLONG CAST FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-95)
Of pear shape, each side brightly enamelled with a large lotus flower with feathery petals borne on leafy meandering scrolls with secondary lotus blooms, the short foot with a band enclosing classic geometric scrolls, the base and mouth rim with a gilt key-fret band
7½ in. (19 cm.) high

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For another hexagonal cloisonné enamel vase decorated with the same bold design of a single lotus bloom on each side and with each corner highlighted in gilt-metal, see Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2002, p.99, pl. 96. See also ibid, p. 98, pl. 95, for a vase bearing an identical Qianlong cast four-character mark.

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