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PROPERTY FROM AN ITALIAN COLLECTION
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘DA JI’ DOUBLE!
GOURD VASE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

decorated to both sections of the body with eight medallions
enclosing the characters da and ji (great auspiciousness) in
red and reserved on a geometric ground, surrounded by ß ower
blooms borne on meandering scrolls with hanging double
gourds and ß ying bats
33 cm, 13 in.
ಳ £ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 55,500-77,500 US$ 7,100-9,900

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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE, FANGHU
LATE MING DYNASTY
of square section, the rounded sides rising from a tall
spreading foot to a waisted neck and straight rim, decorated in
bright enamels to four sides with a bird perched on ß owering
branches next to rocks, all reserved on a turquoise ground,
between wide bands of scrolling lotus at the foot and lappets
under the neck
31 cm, 12¼ in.
A related vase, but Þ tted with additional ß anges, in the Palace
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Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in
the Palace Museum: Enamels. Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty,
Vol (II), Beijing, 2011, pl. 20; and another similar example, with
th
a Jingtai seal mark on base, was sold in these rooms, 20 June
1978, lot 139.
£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 111,000-166,000 US$ 14,100-21,200

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