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A FINE AND VERY RARE UNDERGLAZE-
BLUE AND COPPER-RED ‘LION’ VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is finely potted with a globular body tapering to a
recessed base. It is painted in inky tones of underglaze blue and
a soft mottled underglaze red all around the exterior with three
Buddhist lions holding ribboned brocade balls. The shoulder is
decorated with a band of bats below a band of archaistic dragons
on the neck. The base is encircled by lotus petal lappets moulded
in relief.
12‰ in. (32.9 cm.) high
HK$8,000,000-12,000,000 US$1,100,000-1,500,000

PROVENANCE
Collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and/or Constantin von Constantin von Hanneken Gustav Detring (1842-1913)
(1854-1925) ࿍ῧᾤ䢮 䢯
Hanneken (1854-1925) and thence by descent 㪑ᮗ♅ᘿ䢮 䢯
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