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A RARE DOUCAI MINIATURE VASE, HU
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 鬥彩嬰戲圖雙貫耳小方壺 四字篆書款
The delicately potted vessel is decorated to the body with a continuous scene
of young boys at play in a garden setting incorporating a plantain tree, garden
rock and bamboo. The neck is painted with bands of ruyi heads which are
highlighted in gilt, separated by a pair of tubular handles to the sides. The
interior and base are enamelled in turquoise.
3¡ in. (8.5 cm.) high
£40,000–60,000 $57,000–85,000
€46,000–69,000

PROVENANCE:
Christie's New York, 17 September 2008, lot 514
來源:
紐約佳士得2008年9月17日, 拍品514號
See a similar Qianlong mark and period miniature vase also decorated in
the doucai palette with a continuous scene of boys at play, sold at Christie's
Hong Kong, 31 October 1994, lot 619, then again at Christie's London, 8
November 2016, lot 74.

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