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A LIME-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASE, MEIPING
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795)
清乾隆 綠地粉彩纏枝蓮三多紋梅瓶 礬紅六字篆書款
The vase is brightly enamelled around the body with an elaborate lotus
meander enclosing four lotus blooms growing lingzhi supporting a
pomegranate, fnger citrus and peach, forming the sanduo, 'three abundances'.
The upper shoulder is decorated with stylised iron-red bats, below a band of
stif leaves encircling the waisted neck.
8Ω in. (21.5 cm.) high
£40,000–60,000 $57,000–85,000
€46,000–69,000

PROVENANCE:
Christie's London, 16 December 1996, lot 14
Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1563
來源:
倫敦佳士得1996年12月16日拍賣, 拍品14號
香港佳士得2006年11月28日拍賣, 拍品1563號

The decorative motifs on this meiping are rich with auspicious symbolism.
The sanduo - pomegranate, fnger citron and peach - together herald an
abundance of blessings, long life and many sons. The word for fnger
citron (foshou) is homophonous with blessings (fu) and longevity (shuo).
The peach also symbolises longevity and the pomegranate, with its many
seeds, represents many sons. The presence of bats on this vase adds more
blessings while the lotus fower is both a symbol of purity and a happy
marriage.

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