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A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR PROVENANCE
LACQUER LOBED ‘SCHOLARS’ VASE Boutique de Chine, Hong Kong, 19th April 1972.
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art, London.
of quatrelobe section with a waisted foot $ 10,000-15,000
supporting the broad body and waisted neck
with a galleried rim, each lobe on the body
carved with a rectangular panel enclosing an
image of scholars at leisure in a lush mountain 清乾隆 剔紅開光山水高士圖花
landscape, the subjects variously admiring 式大瓶
a painting, unfurling a scroll, waiting for an
attendant to arrive with fruits or a qin, or 來源
conversing while walking along a riverside path Boutique de Chine，香港，1972年4月19日
with an attendant in tow carrying a bundle Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art，倫敦
of scrolls, each element in the composition
meticulously modeled in high relief and set
against a variety of patterned grounds, the
space between the panels carved with scrolling
lotus and floral diapers, all bordered by a band
of lappets above and below, the neck with
archaistic upright lappets enclosing lotus, the
foot with a continuous lotus scroll, keyfet at
the mouth and foot ring, the interior and base
lacquered black
Height 16 in., 40.6 cm

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