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A DOUCAI ‘LOTUS’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of pear form, the globular body rising to a
slender neck and slightly ared mouth, the body
enameled with a continuous lotus scroll above a
band of lappets and a classic scroll border at the
foot, and below ruyi and keyfret borders at the
shoulder, the neck with a band of stylized upright
sti leaves formed by delicately scrolling lotus
and linked by ruyi-form scrolls, with further ruyi
and classic scroll borders encircling the mouth
Height 13½ in., 34.2 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

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