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AN IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED CARVED
CINNABAR LACQUER BOWL
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot
to a gently flared rim, finely and sharply carved to the
exterior through deep layers of cinnabar lacquer to a green
diaper ground with an imperial poem dated to bingyin year
(corresponding to 1746) and two seals reading Qian and
Long, carved around the foot and rim with a band of linked
ruyi-heads against matching diaper grounds, the foot and
base lacquered red, the base carved in relief with a six-
character seal mark within a recessed square
Diameter 11.2 cm, 4⅜ in.
PROVENANCE
Spink & Son Ltd., London, 30th December 1961 (£57.10)
£ 3,000-5,000 Copy of the original invoice
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
清乾隆 御製剔紅「三清茶」詩茶盌
《大清乾隆年製》、《乾隆丙寅小春御
題》款
「乾」、「隆」印

來源
Spink & Son Ltd.，倫敦，1961年12月30日（£57.10）

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