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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION 清乾隆 粉彩山水人物圖雙螭耳尊
《大清乾隆年製》款
A FINELY PAINTED AND EXTREMELY RARE
LARGE FAMILLE-ROSE ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE, 來源：
HU 紐約佳士得2004年3月24日，編號251
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

sturdily potted of archaistic hu form, the robust pear-shaped
body sweeping up to a tapering neck flanked by a pair of
gilt-decorated iron-red handles modelled in the form of kui
dragons, the body vibrantly enamelled in shaded tones of
the famille-rose palette with a river running through an idyllic
landscape, picked out with various figures engaging in different
activities, including some depicted conversing, others crossing
a bridge as well as a reclusive figure fishing on a boat, the
tranquil setting further decorated with pavilions and arboured
with tall trees with dense foliage, the background decorated
with a mountainous terrain, the base inscribed with a six-
character seal mark in underglaze blue
45 cm, 17⅝ in.

PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 24th March 2004, lot 251.

HK$ 15,000,000-20,000,000
US$ 1,940,000-2,580,000

Mark
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