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

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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOWLS
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with Sanskrit characters borne on lotus sprays, all reserved on a blue ground and between a border of Sanskrit characters above at the mouth rim and a row of ruyi heads below around the foot.
6 3⁄18 in. (15.7 cm) diam.

Literature

Suzhou Museum, Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite- A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang’s Collection, Shanghai, 2007, pp. 54-55

Exhibited

Suzhou Museum, Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite- A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang’s Collection, 28 December 2007- 8 May 2008

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Lot Essay

An almost identical gilt-bronze cloisonné enamel bowl bearing a Qianlong four-character incised mark within double squares, is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei; it does not appear to be published but can be found on the official website.

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