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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

Of square section, the vase is cast with a bulbous bottom
supported on a splayed foot, rising to a long, slightly tapering
neck, finely enamelled against a bright turquoise ground on four
sides with various flowers from the four seasons including lotus,
chrysanthemum, prunus, gardenia and camellia, below grape vines
on the neck and cloud scrolls around the foot. The gilt base is
incised with an apocryphal Jingtai reign mark.
8 ¡ in. (21.4 cm.) high

HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

清康熙 掐絲琺瑯四季花卉紋方瓶

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3404

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL MEIPING-FORM WALL

VASE

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The vase is in the form of a meiping, finely enamelled in vibrant
colours with scrolling foliage on the tapering body, further
decorated with upright leaf lappets above the foot and on the
waisted neck.
8 in. (20.4 cm.) high, wood stand

HK$150,000-250,000 US$20,000-32,000

清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯纏枝花卉紋梅瓶式壁瓶 3404

The decorative motif on the present wall vase, with scrolling vines
and beautiful clusters of flower blossoms are adapted from similarly
decorated cloisonné vessels. Compare the current lot to a cloisonné
meiping that is similarly rendered with a cluster of triple flower
heads against a vibrant turquoise enamel ground, illustrated in the
Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Enamels: Cloisonné
in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), vol. 3, Beijing, 2011, p. 131, no. 96.

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