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A CARVED RED LACQUER LOBED ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL
SIX-CHARACTER CHASED MARK WRITTEN IN MANCHU DATED TO THE 8TH YEAR OF THE
REIGN OF QIANLONG, CORRESPONDING TO 1743, AND OF THE PERIOD

The exterior is fnely carved with a fve-clawed dragon chasing a faming pearl, and a phoenix
confronting a lotus blossom, all on a dense ground of scrolling clouds. The interior is covered
in black lacquer. The mark is chased within a gilt-metal rectangle in the center of the base.

7Ω in. (19.1 cm.) diam.

$20,000-30,000

The mark written in Manchu may be read, Manju ambal/wehiyehe abkai jakuci (?) aniya, which may be
translated, ‘Eighth (?) year (1743) of the Qianlong (reign) of the Great Qing (dynasty)’.

A red lacquer pear-shaped vase, hu, also with a six-character chased mark written in Manchu and dating
to the 8th year of the Qianlong period (1743) was sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2004, lot
83.
清乾隆 剔紅龍鳳紋盌 鎏金滿文乾隆八年款

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