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247 The Qianlong Emperor lived for a long life of eighty-eight years therefore
A fine and large famille rose ‘hundred deer’ vase, hu no surprise that the production of ‘hundred deer’ vases was much
favoured during this period. The current lot which is dated to the late
Late Qing dynasty, Qianlong seal mark Qing dynasty with a Qianlong seal mark is a fine example in celebration
of long life where it would have been offered as Imperial birthday gifts.
The bulbous body with gently rising shoulder, flanked at the sides with a
pair of gilt chi dragon handles, the exterior finely painted to a continuous See also another ‘hundred deer’ vase dated to the Qianlong period
with similar amber-coloured handles, currently housed in the Shanghai
landscape scene with ‘one hundred’ deer in white, beige and brown Museum, Shanghai, illustrated in Qingdai Ciqi Shangjian, Hong Kong,
1994, p.117, no.146, also illustrated in Imperial Porcelain from the
in various activities, including prancing in open fields, grazing, eating Shanghai Museum, Zwolle, 2011, p.87, no.57.
lingzhi, drinking from a stream, lying at rest, grooming each other, all set
in a lush mountainscape with pine trees, fruiting peaches, and lingzhi,
the base with a six-character zhuanshu seal mark in underglaze-blue.
43.4cm high.
HK$700,000 - 900,000
US$90,000 - 120,000

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