QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN IMPERIAL OPAQUE TURQUOISE GLASS FLUTED BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is supported on a straight foot of octagonal shape that rises to a globualar body and slender fluted neck all of conforming shape. The glass is of an even opaque bluish-green tone.
5 1/2 in. (14.0 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 140

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Lot Essay

Compare with two similar vases of Qianlong marks and period, one illustrated in Elegance and Radiance: Grandeur in Qing Glass: The Andrew K.F. Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 117, no. 17, while another of opaque yellow colour is illustrated in Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere: The Glass of China, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 76, no. 9.1.

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