Lot Essay
The `hunting' subject-matter depicted on these vases is unusual; it is more common to find families at leisurely pursuits on such vases.
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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MANDARIN-PATTERN `HUNTING' VASES
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770-1780
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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MANDARIN-PATTERN 'HUNTING' VASES
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770-1780
With iron-red and gilt dragon handles, each brightly decorated with huntsmen on foot and on horseback accompanied by hounds on each side, reserved on a ground with relief-moulded squirrels and vine
16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.) and slightly smaller
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770-1780
With iron-red and gilt dragon handles, each brightly decorated with huntsmen on foot and on horseback accompanied by hounds on each side, reserved on a ground with relief-moulded squirrels and vine
16 ¼ in. (41.3 cm.) and slightly smaller
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