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AN OPAQUE WHITE GLASS VASE 清乾隆 涅白料盤口長頸瓶
MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG 《乾隆年製》款
with a compressed globular body surmounted by a tapering
tubular neck and shallow U-shaped mouthrim, the glass
of an opaque pale celadon colour, the base with a four-
character reign mark within a square
15.2 cm, 6 in.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,000-76,500

This glass bottle vase has been skilfully created in imitation
of white jade, the attractive celadon tinge characteristic of
the white jade available to the Qing court in the Qianlong
period, especially prior to the conquest of Xinjiang in the
1750s. It is rare to find a vase of this colour, imitating jade,
more commonly found in snuff bottles of the period. See a
white glass snuff bottle imitating the work of Zigang from the
Mary and George Bloch collection, sold in these rooms, 1st
June 2015, lot 134.

Mark