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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL
‘LOTUS’ BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD
the ovoid body rising from a short splayed foot to
a tall cylindrical neck with a lipped rim, brightly
decorated with four large stylized lotus blossoms
borne on formal scrolls, below two registers of
alternating ! orets issuing similar foliate scrolls,
the foot encircled with a band of upright ruyi
heads and a row of dots, the gilt base incised with
a four-character mark and a zuo character taken
from the Thousand Character Classic
Height 4⅞ in., 12.3 cm
$ 4,000-6,000
૶৻ඤ ზߣỻക೗๻೦ᇳ७ʃଧ
৻ඤϋႡ‘ಛ
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PROPERTY FROM ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND GILT-
BRONZE GOURD-FORM WATER
POT AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of lobed globular form, supported on three gilt
vine-form legs, the cover naturalistically cast as
three gourd leaves and surmounted by a tendril-
form # nial, the body decorated with champlevé
enamel lotus sprays against a gilt ground (3)
Height 3⅛ in., 8 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
૶ɤɞ˰ߏ ზᗪߣ೗๻ᚂ،ᇳ७͘Җ˥ͮ

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