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A RARE PAIR OF PAINTED 清乾隆
LACQUER FOUR-TIERED VASES 填漆仿古紋四層貫耳蓋瓶 配 剔紅錦紋座一對
AND COVERS WITH CINNABAR
RED LACQUER STANDS 來源：
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG 英國私人收藏
PERIOD 倫敦邦翰斯2010年5月13日，編號441

each modelled after the archaic bronze
prototype, the pear-shaped body divided into
four tiers, rising from a splayed foot to a waisted
neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles, the
exterior intricately incised and brightly painted
in red, yellow and green, depicting two bands
of stylised taotie masks reserved on a leiwen
ground, alternating with horizontal bands of
undulating archaistic scrolls, all between stylised
pendant cicada lappets against a leiwen ground,
the rim and the feet bordered by keyfret, similarly
decorated with a cellular diaper ground on the
handles, the domed cover painted with stylised
archaistic phoenix reserved on a leiwen ground
between key-fret and diaper bands, surmounted
by an oval-sectioned finial similarly decorated
with a cellular diaper ground enclosing wan
symbols, all supported on an oval cinnabar-red
lacquer stand carved with alternating diaper,
key-fret and lappet bands above four ruyi-shaped
feet, the interior and base lacquered black
overall height (with stand) 34.5 cm, 13⅝ in.

PROVENANCE

An English private collection.
Bonhams London, 13th May 2010, lot 441.

HK$ 1,000,000-1,500,000
US$ 128,000-192,000

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