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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE VASES A similar ground and borders can be seen on a vase of twentieth-century
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1911-1949) date that also bears an apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel, illustrated
by G. Avitabile, From the Dragon’s Treasure, London, 1987, pp. 1445, no. 194.
Each is decorated on the cylindrical body with four fgural panels surrounded
by dense foliate scroll on a yellow ground separated by decorative borders Like the present vases, the densely decorated yellow ground surrounds
from the similar scroll-decorated ground on the foot and on the waisted neck panels painted with fgures and landscapes.
that is fanked by a pair of blue, openwork handles shaped as lingzhi stems. 民國 粉彩開光人物圖瓶一對
An apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel within a double square is on the
base.
11 in. (28 cm.) high
(2)
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Bonham’s San Francisco, 29 September 2005, lot 4261.
The Studio of the Clear Garden.
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