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A MAGNIFICENT YANGCAI RETICULATED
AND ROTATING ‘DRAGON BOAT’ VASE

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE 清乾隆
BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) 清乾隆 洋彩錦上添花萬字紋百子龍舟玲瓏
洋彩錦上添花萬字紋百子龍舟玲瓏轉心瓶
The lantern-form outer body is carved with four openwork interlocked ruyi-shaped 轉心瓶 六字篆書款
六字篆書款
panels each enclosing a wan emblem, against a lime-green enamelled lattice-work
ground, the body rising from a spreading foot with a floral scroll on a pink-ground 來源:
with dense puce-enamelled feathery scrolls between a keyfret band below and above. 自歐洲私人家族購藏（傳）
The detachable waisted neck is similarly decorated below a ruyi-border below the gilt
rim, flanked by a pair of dragon-form handles. The inner cylindrical vase is finely
painted with four dragon boats, filled with boys rowing, with spectators watching
along the banks, standing on the bridge, or sitting inside a pavilion. The inner neck
and the base are enamelled turquoise.
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high
HK$20,000,000-30,000,000 US$2,600,000-3,800,000

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from a private European family collection, by repute

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絢彩鬥妍 – 乾隆御瓷三珍 25