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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PEAR-SHAPED VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK CAST WITHIN A PANEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bulbous body is decorated on each side with a shou character encircled by bats and the
Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajiaxiang, on a ground of lotus scroll meander. The tapering neck
is decorated with a dragon leaping amidst scrolling clouds between petal lappet borders at
the midsection and below the mouth rim. The vase is bisected by gilded key-fret borders
encircling the mouth, midsection, and foot.
12º in. (31.2 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE:
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas, Texas.
清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯八吉祥團壽紋瓶 六字楷書鑄款
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