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

The present vase belongs to a group of glass wares made to imitate other types of material, such as jades and other hardstones which was a trend favoured by the Qianlong Emperor. This vase was made to elegantly and naturalistically replicate the colour and appearance of amber. Comparable Qianlong examples include an opaque orange vase imitating realgar, illustrated by H. Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong, 1986, p. 127, no. 94.