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A RARE AND IMPORTANT PAIR OF 清乾隆 仿銅釉饕餮紋出戟大壺一對
LARGE BRONZE-IMITATION VASES 《大清乾隆年製》款
SEAL MARKS AND PERIOD OF
QIANLONG 附十九世紀末底片一幀

each of archaistic hu form, potted with a flattened 來源：
pear-shaped body supported on a splayed foot, 法國私人收藏，始於十九世紀末
sweeping up to a waisted neck and everted rim, 巴黎佳士得2012年12月19日，編號104
the exterior powerfully carved in raised relief with
three wide bands depicting taotie masks framed
by symmetrical archaistic kuilong, the curved
dragon body reduced to sylised scrolls, encircled
at the foot with a narrower band of similar
decoration, each band with raised flanges in relief
at the four sides, all reserved on a crisply carved
leiwen ground, covered overall in a teadust glaze
of brown tone to simulate the patina of bronze,
splashed with robin’s-egg turquoise and green
enamels to mimic encrustation, the brown-glazed
base impressed with a six-character seal mark
within a square, the zitan wood stands deftly
carved with archaistic taotie masks echoing the
decoration of the vase, together with a negative
on glass dating from the late 19th century
41.5 cm, 16⅜ in.

PROVENANCE

A French private collection since the late 19th
century.
Christie’s Paris, 19th December 2012, lot 104.

HK$ 16,000,000-25,000,000
US$ 2,070,000-3,230,000

Mark

Mark Negative on glass, late 19th century
24 十九世紀末 玻璃底片

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