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A RARE CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW- four-character Qianlong mark in iron-red, the gilt- Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl.
GROUND CENSER AND COVER metal lobed domed cover pierced with scrolling 214, and a painted enamel you vessel, included in
QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD lotus and shou characters, the openwork nial the Chinese University of Hong Kong exhibition,
with a coiled dragon and ‘ aming pearl’ amongst op. cit., cat. no. 42.
of compressed globular form rising from three clouds surmounted by a carved coral chilong,
tapering cylindrical legs to a short neck with later gilt stand (3) Ⴚ$ 40,000-60,000
everted rim, upturned loop handles issuing Height 14 in., 35.6 cm
from gilt-metal monster masks on the shoulder, 1978 5 11 78
vibrant pink, blue, green, and turquoise enamels PROVENANCE Andrew F Chandler
enlivening the peony scroll around the yellow-
ground body, the peony and scrollwork motifs O ered at Sotheby’s New York, 11th May 1978,
repeated on the legs, petal lappets and ruyi heads lot 78.
on the shoulder, foliated details on the neck Collection of Andrew F. Chandler, Los Angeles.
and handles, the galleried rim inset with glass
‘jewels,’ the ground painted with ne horizontal Painted enamel Qianlong four-character marks
lines overall, the underside of the body with a of this type can be seen on a blue-ground painted
enamel ‘prunus’ vase, illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.
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