VASE EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE A SIX CARACTERES EN CACHET EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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VASE EN PORCELAINE BLEU BLANC
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE A SIX CARACTERES EN CACHET EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
The vase is painted to the body in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with peaches, pomegranates and persimmons growing from leafy stems above lingzhi sprigs, alternating with their corresponding flowers. The bulbous garlic mouth is painted with an intricate band of floral blooms growing from scrolling leafy stems.
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Property of a Noble European Lady
Collection of a Spanish diplomat, who was based in Shanghai in the 1940s.

Further details

A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE 'GARLIC MOUTH' BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

A number of Qianlong vases of this shape and decoration have been published, including one in The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1987, p. 88, no. 61.
A very similar vase was sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1479.

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