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A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL GU-SHAPED MINIATURE VASE
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF
THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 銅胎畫琺瑯萬花錦紋觚式小瓶 「乾隆年製」款
The vessel is intricately enamelled on the globular lower body with a dense
millefeurs design depicting chrysanthemum, peony, hibiscus and daisy amidst
other exotic blooms, between blue trefoil collars and pink classic scrolls. The
trumpet neck is decorated with upright overlapping lappets rising to a ground
of yellow key-fret, all raised on a spreading foot encircled by ruyi heads and
C-scrolls. The interior is decorated with turquoise enamel.
2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high
£30,000–50,000 $43,000–70,000
€35,000–57,000

PROVENANCE:
Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1570
來源:
香港佳士得2006年5月30日拍賣, 拍品1570號
A miniature vase like this would probably have been made to ft into a
treasure box, where small items and interesting pieces in the miniature
were kept and admired. Treasure boxes and their contents were enjoyed by
the Emperor Qianlong and were also popular among collectors in the 18th
century. Compare with other painted enamel versions of millefeurs in the
miniature, found on snuf bottles in the collection of the Palace Museum,
Beijing, illustrated in Snuf Bottles, The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 135 (alternating with ruby
landscapes), pl. 139, and pl. 152 (both with a multitude of fruit and fowers).

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