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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL’ BOTTLE VASE
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

清乾隆 青花纏枝花卉紋紙槌瓶
《大清乾隆年製》款

with a tapering cylindrical body rising from a short foot to
an angular shoulder and surmounted by a tubular neck, the
exterior gently moulded with ten vertical panels, each painted
with leafy floral sprays, the neck similarly decorated with a
wide band of floral sprays, all divided by foliate, lappet and
floral scroll bands, the rim and foot encircled with classic scroll
borders, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark,
wood stand
30.5 cm, 12 in.

HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,300

The form of this vase derives from early Ming ewers, such as
one illustrated by John A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the
Ardebil Shrine, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art,
Washington, 1956, pl. 54 (bottom right). Another Qianlong
reign-marked vase of the same pattern and size is illustrated
in Xu Huping, Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln
Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.
239; and another vase in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
illustrated in Blue-and-White Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty,
Book II, CAFA, Hong Kong, 1968, pl. 4. A number of these
has been sold at auction, including a vase from the Toguri
Collection, sold in our London rooms, 9th June 2004, lot 12,
and another from the Shorenstein collection, sold at Christie’s
Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2969.

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