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spiritual guidance. The Qianlong emperor was particularly
dedicated to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism and this is
reflected in the many ceramics and decorative arts produced
for the Court and as Imperial gifts during his reign. Compare
with a similar blue and white stem cup of similar size, Qianlong
seal mark and period, illustrated by U.Wiesner, Chinesisches
Porzellan: Die Ohlmer’sche Sammlung im Roemer-Museum,
Mainz am Rhein, 1981, pl.59. See also a slightly smaller
example, illustrated in Catalogue of Ch’ing Dynasty Porcelain in
the National Palace Museum, Tokyo, 1981, pl.13. Such cups
were also made for the Imperial court in other materials, such
as cloisonné enamel and lacquer: see a cloisonné enamel stem
cup, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in Compendium of
Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 2 Qing Dynasty,
Beijing, 2011, pl.280; and a carved cinnabar lacquer stem cup,
Qianlong seal mark and period, in the Linden Museum, Stuttgart,
illustrated in Im Zeichen Des Drachen von der Schönheit
Chinesischer Lacke, Munich, 2006, pl.86. A similar blue and
white stem cup, Qianlong seal mark and of the period was sold
at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 118.

711
SIX BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
Comprising a blue and white canted square ‘dragon’ dish,
Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi, 15.5cm (6 1/8) square;
a pair of blue and white miniature rouleau vases, Yu single-
character mark, Kangxi, painted with the ‘Hundred Antiques’
motif, 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high; a blue and white miniature bottle
vase, Zhenwan two-character mark, Kangxi, 12cm (4 3/4in)
high; and a soft-paste blue and white bowl and saucer-dish,
Chenghua six-character mark, 18th century, the saucer, 16.2cm
(6 3/8in) diam., the bowl 15.3cm (6in) diam. (6).

£1,200 - 1,500 710
CNY11,000 - 14,000

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

清康熙/十八世紀 青花瓷器 一組六件

711

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