CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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RARE PAIRE DE VASES DOUBLE-GOURDE EN EMAUX PEINTS
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Tous deux reposent sur un petit pied évasé et sont entièrement ornés de rinceaux feuillagés et fleuris sur fond jaune. Les branchages sont rehaussés de coloquintes et parcourus d'insectes divers dont d'élégants papillons. La base est émaillée blanc ; restaurations.
Hauteur: 32,5 cm. (12¾ in.) (2)

Provenance

Spink & Son Ltd., London, July 1963

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Further details

A RARE PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL DOUBLE-GOURD VASES
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

The gourd and butterflies motif constitutes the rebus gua die mian mian, "numerous descendants".
Enamelled vases decorated with this design of scrolling gourd vines and butterflies are very rare, however another enamelled double-gourd of this pattern was sold by Christie's Hong Kong, 29 October 1995, lot 629. Cf. also a Qianlong blue and white double-gourd vase decorated with a similar motif illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III) - The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong 2000, p. 143, pl. 129.

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