Page 190 - Christie's London Fine Chinese Ceramics Nov. 2019

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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL GU-FORM VASES 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋雙耳觚式瓶一對 「乾隆年製」
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARKS AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795) 刻款
Each vase is supported on a splayed foot and decorated to the rounded sides 來源:
with lotus scrolls in bright enamels on a turquoise ground. The tapering neck 英國Drue Heinz(1915-2018)珍藏
is fanked by two rings suspended from archaistic handles, and the mouth
and foot rims are encircled by key-fret borders. The bases have Qianlong four-
character marks within a double-square.
11æ in. (29.8 cm.) high (2)
£10,000-20,000 US$13,000-25,000
€12,000-23,000
The shape of the present vase is inspired by ancient archaic bronzes of the
Shang (1600-1100 BC) and Zhou (1100-256 BC) dynasties and represents
the fashion and taste for archaism during the Qianlong reign. A similarly
shaped vase without handles with incised Qianlong mark and of the period
was sold at Christie's London, 11 May 2010, lot 110.

(marks)

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