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Lot Essay
Compare to a very similar cloisonne pomegranate-form vessel dated to the early Qing period in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo jinyin boli falangqi quanji - 5 - falangqi (1), Beijing, 2002. fig. 141. (fig. 1) It is interesting to note that the current form is also found on porcelain of this period, such as a Yongzheng-marked lapis-lazuli-type glazed example, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 218, no. 196.
Another very interesting feature of this vase is the way the lotus has been rendered. The lotus blooms with curled ends on their leaves and the incorporation of ruyi-shaped petals, points to a 17th century date. Compare the style of the lotus on the present example to the one on a barrel-shaped vase, illustrated in Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, London, 1989, pl. 186, which is also dated to the 17th century.
Another very interesting feature of this vase is the way the lotus has been rendered. The lotus blooms with curled ends on their leaves and the incorporation of ruyi-shaped petals, points to a 17th century date. Compare the style of the lotus on the present example to the one on a barrel-shaped vase, illustrated in Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection, London, 1989, pl. 186, which is also dated to the 17th century.