QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

the present pair of incense holders appears to be a very rare example. Compare to a published Qianlong-marked example of similar size and design, also with archaistic dragons in lapis lazuli colour, in the Clague Collection illustrated in Chinese Cloisonne, Phoenix, 1980, p. 116, pl. 51.