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A FAMILLE ROSE AND GILT TURQUOISE-GROUND BOWL

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The exterior is decorated in imitation of cloisonné enamel with four large lotus blossoms alternating
with four smaller lotus fowers each above three peaches, all borne on foliate scrolls against a turquoise
enamel ground.
6¬ in. (16.9 cm.) diam.

$60,000-80,000

Ceramicists from the oficial workshops were encouraged to experiment, and the technique of
porcelain imitating other materials found favor with the emperor Qianlong, who was fascinated with
the curious and archaic. The designs outlined in gilt against turquoise on the present bowl produce the
efect of porcelain imitating cloisonné enamel. In cloisonné enamel, raised lines are applied to create
‘cloisons’ on the body of a metal vessel which are then flled in with colored glass paste and fred. On
the present bowl, the gilt outlines enclose enameled colors in simulation of the cloisonné efect.
清乾隆 松石綠地粉彩番蓮紋盌 礬紅六字篆書款

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