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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
亞洲私人珍藏
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘ELEPHANT AND P R O V E NAN C E :
VASE’ CANDLE HOLDERS Aquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 粉彩太平有象燭臺一對
Each elephant is naturalistically modelled standing foursquare
and turning its head. The body and head are finely enamelled in 來源:
pale brown and pencilled in black to simulate hair. Caparisoned 1999年前購於香港
with a polychrome chevron harness around its rump and shoulder,
a colourful saddle-cloth over the back decorated with bats and
ruyi among cresting waves, bearing on its back a zun-shaped vase
decorated with floral sprays.
13º in. (34 cm.) wide (2)
HK$200,000-300,000 US$26,000-38,000
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