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Lot 544

A FINE AND EXCEPTI ONALLY RARE UN DERGLAZE -BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'LOTUS' BOTTLE VASE,
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PE RIOD
Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 USD

A FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED 'LOTUS' BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD
清乾隆 青花釉裏紅纏枝蓮紋賞瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款

the globular body rising from a splayed foot to a tall, elegant waisted neck and a flared rim, superbly painted in rich cobalt-blue
and copper-red tones with three registers of lotus blossoms varying in size and style borne on meandering leafy foliate scrolls, all
between a band of upright petal lappets and chrysanthemum scrolls at the base and a band of pendent ruyi heads enclosing
florets around the shoulder, the neck decorated with a composite flower scroll of lotus and chrysanthemum, between further
bands of undulating lotus scrolls, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Height 15⅝ in., 39.8 cm

Provenance
Collection of Katharina (1867-1967) and Joachim S. (1863-1932) Van Wezel, acquired in Asia prior to 1932, and thence by descent.

來源
Katharina (1867-1967) 及 Joachim S. (1863-1932) Van Wezel 伉儷收藏，1932年之前得於亞洲，此後家族傳承

Catalogue Note
This expertly painted vase reveals the Qianlong Emperor’s taste for porcelain wares that were stunning, technically innovative and
yet rooted in antiquity. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor and under the direct supervision of Tang Ying (1682-1756), the

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