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180 An additional incised character is occasionally found underneath the
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE Qianlong four-character mark, as in the present lot, ‘mian’ (exhort).
Qianlong five-character mark and of the period Some scholars have suggested that it could have been a way to
The cylindrical body rising from a spreading foot to a tall neck with number the large number of objects in a correct order; see H.Brinker
gilt rim, decorated around the exterior with lotus blooms borne on and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York,
meandering leafy scrolls between ruyi bands, the foot encircled with 1989, pp.74-79.
C-scrolls and circles, all reserved on a turquoise ground.
17cm (6 7/8in) high For a related cloisonné enamel vase, Qianlong mark and period, see
B.Quette, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing
£3,000 - 5,000 Dynasties, New York, 2011, p.291.
CNY26,000 - 43,000
A similar cloisonné enamel vase, Qianlong mark and period, sold at
清乾隆 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋棒槌小瓶 Christie’s New York, 18 September 2014, lot 613.
「乾隆年製」、「勉」楷書刻款

Provenance: a British private collection, and thence by descent

來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

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