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A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TWIN-HANDLED VASE
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE
PERIOD (1796-1820)
清嘉慶 孔雀綠地粉彩纏枝蓮紋雙耳瓶 礬紅六字篆書款
The exterior of the vase is densely decorated with colourful lotus blooms,
dragons, bats and foliate scrolls, set against a turquoise ground. The neck
is applied with a pair of gilt-decorated iron-red dragon handles. The base is
enamelled in turquoise.
11Ω in. (29.2 cm.) high
£30,000–50,000 $43,000–70,000
€35,000–57,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Taiwan in the early 2000s.
來源:
2000年代購自臺灣
The vase is decorated with various symbols bearing auspicious meaning. The
iconography of bats (representing happiness), scrolling lotus (representing
continuity), ruyi-heads (meaning as you wish), combined with two facing
dragons (symbolizing a happy reunion), can be read as ‘May happiness and
reunion continue for years to come’..

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