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A FINELY ENAMELLED FAMILLE ROSE
TURQUOISE-GROUND VASE

DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF
THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

The vase is finely decorated to the body with various flowers,
including peony, chrysanthemum, begonia and hibiscus, between
ruyi-head bands. Each bloom is detailed with leafy stems and
enamelled with delicate shades of yellow, pink, blue and red. The
waisted neck is decorated on a turquoise ground with stylised
lotus blooms borne on leafy scrolls and gilt Shou-characters with
peaches and bats.
11 Ω in. (28.9 cm.) high

HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000

Compare with a few similar vases from this period in the Palace
Museum, Beijing, such as those illustrated in Falangcai, Fencai,
The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum,
Hong Kong, 1999, no. 189, with a design of trees and flowers and
a Shendetang mark; no. 191 for a yellow-ground version, with a
Daoguang seal mark; and no. 193, a ruby-ground vase with flowering
trees and a Daoguang mark. A vase in the Shanghai Museum, very
similar in form and decoration, is illustrated in Chugoku Toji Zenshu,
vol. 21, Japan, 1981, no. 147. Compare also with a Daoguang period
vase of a similar style with bird and flower decoration and a lotus scroll
on a green-ground to the neck sold at Christie’s London, 10 May 2011,
lot 296.

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