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This remarkably imposing pair of lacquer vases and stands is a very 倫敦大英博物館藏一對仿古紋漆瓶可作參考，此瓶帶甲辰年款（1784
fine example of lacquer production in the very late 18th century or 年），飾蓮花紋，見Derek Clifford，《Chinese Carved Lacquer》，
possibly the first decades of the 19th century. The quality and style of 倫敦，1992年，頁135，圖版109。另見台北國立故宮博物院藏一件
carving, as well as the generous use of negative space emphasising 十八/十九世紀剔紅山水人物海棠式瓶，著錄於《和光剔采：故宮藏
the carved design are typical to the style prevalent during the Qianlong 漆》，台北，2008年，圖版166。
period and which naturally would have continued onto the subsequent
Jiaqing reign. The darker tone of the red lacquer and fine lappet 再對比一件剔彩海棠式瓶，造型較小，拍賣於紐約佳士得，2009年3
border on the stands can be attributed to the late 18th century and 月19日，拍品編號592。
onto the 19th century. Compare the pair of archaistic carved lacquer
vases, cyclically dated to 1784, from the British Museum, illustrated
by D.Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, London, 1992, p.135, pl.109,
with similarly carved lotus scroll borders; see also a related cinnabar
lacquer vase, 18th/19th century, illustrated in Chen Huixia, Carving
the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National
Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, pl.166.

A related smaller carved three-colour lacquer four-lobed vase,
Qianlong, was sold at Christie’s New York, 19 March 2009, lot 592.

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