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AN UNUSUAL LIME-GREEN GROUND BLUE- 清乾隆
DECORATED ‘KUI DRAGON’ GLASS-IMITATION 仿料器綠地藍彩浮雕螭龍橄欖式轎瓶
WALL VASE
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG 《大清乾隆年製》款
modelled with a flat back in the form of a baluster body
surmounted by a waisted neck, all atop a trompe l’oeil faux-
bois tripod stand, the body superbly decorated in blue with
a raised sinuous kui dragon flanked by scrollwork, between
bands of ruyi heads and upright petal lappets, all against a
lime-green ground simulating overlay glasswork, the base of
the stand gilt-inscribed with a six-character seal mark
27.5 cm, 10¾ in.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000
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