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~933 AN IMPERIAL YELLOW GLASS ~934 AN IMPERIAL TURQUOISE-BLUE GLASS
BOTTLE VASE BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN QIANLONG WHEEL-CUT FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A
A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bulbous body is raised on a short foot with a slightly recessed The bulbous body is raised on a splayed foot with a slightly recessed
base and rises to a tall, cylindrical neck. The opaque glass is of base and rises to a tall, cylindrical neck. The opaque glass is of even
lemon-yellow color. turquoise color.
8√ in. (22.5 cm.) high, hardwood stand 8¬ in. (21.9 cm.) high, hardwood stand, cloth box
$7,000-10,000 $10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4429. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4430.

Glass vases of this distinctive shape were produced in the Qing EXHIBITED:
imperial workshops in various colors in both transparent and New York, J. J. Lally & Co., Elegantly Made: Art for the Chinese Literati,
opaque glass. Yellow versions appear to be more rare than other 13-27 March 2020.
colors. Several examples in different colors, all inscribed with LITERATURE:
imperial reign marks, in the collection of Andrew K. F. Lee, are J. J. Lally & Co., Elegantly Made: Art for the Chinese Literati, New York,
illustrated in Elegance and Radiance: Grandeur in Qing Glass, The Art 2020, no. 20.
Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
2000, pp. 98-110, nos. 8-14. As noted in the catalogue note for the the previous lot, glass vases
of this distinctive shape were produced in the Qing imperial
Two transparent red glass vases of the same form, Qianlong mark workshops in various colors in both transparent and opaque glass.
and period, are illustrated in Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame,
New York, 1990, p. 60, no. 24. A very similar opaque turquoise-blue glass vase of this shape from
the collection of Robert H. Clague is illustrated by C. Brown and
D. Rabiner, Chinese Glass of the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, Phoenix,
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1987, pp. 36-37, no. 35. Another opaque turquoise glass vase of
slightly different shape, Qianlong mark and period, is illustrated in
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