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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A PAIR OF LEMON-YELLOW-ENAMELED DEEP DISHES A TEADUST-GLAZED VASE, FANGHU
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each dish with shallow, rounded sides and slightly everted mouth rim, and Of faceted pear shape, the vase is molded in low relief on the two broad
raised on a short straight foot, is covered on the exterior with an even lemon- sides with large peach-shaped panels and the neck with indented corners is
yellow enamel. flanked by a pair of rectangular lug handles. The vase is covered overall in an
4º in. (10.7 cm.) diam. even olive-green glaze with fine gold speckling which also covers the base
surrounding the mark which is covered with a brown glaze, and the foot is
covered with a blackish-brown wash.
$50,000-70,000
12 in. (30.2 cm.) high
A pair of similar small Yongzheng-marked lemon-yellow enameled dishes
was sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2014, lot 359, and another pair was $120,000-180,000
sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3287. Also compare
the current dishes with a pair of dishes in the Percival David Foundation, During the Qianlong period, vases of this shape were made with various
London, illustrated by M. Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing monochrome glazes. Some of the other monochrome glazes include a Ge-
Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1973, type glaze, as seen on a vase illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu
nos. B543-B544. Collection, Japan, 1987, no. 960; a flambé glaze found on two vases sold
at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2279 and 1 June 2011, lot 3716;
and a Ru-type glaze on a larger vase (16Ω2 in. high), also sold at Christie's
女史珍藏
Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3203. A teadust-glazed vase of this form and
清雍正 檸檬黃彩小盤一對 雙圈六字楷書款 of comparable size (12¿ in. high) was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June
2011, lot 3708, and another teadust-glazed example from the Studio of Clear
Garden collection was sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2018, lot 609.

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清乾隆 茶葉末釉方壺 六字篆書刻款

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