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A RARE AND BRILLIANTLY ENAMELLED 清乾隆 松石綠地粉彩安居圖如意耳瓶
FAMILLE-ROSE ‘QUAIL’ VASE 《大清乾隆年製》款
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
來源：
the well-potted ovoid body rising from a short splayed foot 紐約蘇富比1984年6月13日，編號226
to a tall waisted neck and flaring rim, the neck flanked by a
pair of iron-red ruyi handles with gilt highlights, the exterior 香港蘇富比1986年5月20日，編號130
of the ovoid body finely enamelled against the white ground
with a continuous scene depicting a pair of quail resting on
a rocky band detailed with sprays of floral blooms, including
chrysanthemum, peony and cockscomb, the reverse with
roses borne on leafy stems issuing from rockwork, all between
turquoise-ground bands with ruyi blooms and interlaced
lotus sprays encircling the shoulder and lower body, the neck
similarly decorated with lotus scrolls against a turquoise
ground, further painted on each side with a bat suspending a
chime between ruyi and pink floral bands bordering the rim
and lower neck, the turquoise-enamelled base centred with
a white cartouche inscribed in iron-red enamel with a six-
character seal mark within a square
34 cm, 13⅜ in.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 13th June 1984, lot 226.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 20th May 1986, lot 130.
HK$ 7,000,000-9,000,000
US$ 900,000-1,160,000

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