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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
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A FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BLUE
AND WHITE ‘LOTUS SCROLL’ VASE,
TIANQIUPING
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is superbly potted with a globular body rising to a
cylindrical neck supported on a countersunk base, delicately
painted in cobalt of rich, sapphire blue tones with an elaborate
meandering lotus scroll on the neck and body, separated by a
classic scroll and ruyi-head band on the shoulder. The mouth is
decorated with a wave border, and the foot is encircled with a band
of interlocking petal lappets. The base is inscribed with a Qianlong
reign mark.
24 in. (61 cm.) high, wood box
HK$7,000,000-10,000,000 US$900,000-1,300,000
PROVENANCE
Offered at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 16 May 1977, lot 95

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