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AN ENAMELLED ‘LANDSCAPE’ BOTTLE VASE A FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong seal mark Republic Period
The mallet-form bottle finely enamelled with a continuous mountainous The globular body enamelled with a scene of a young boy greeting
scene with scholars approaching a pavilion and a gentleman taking a his elders outside a villa’s gate, the neck flanked with stylised beast
sampan ride on a quiet river, five line inscription. handles suspending loose rings, with two gilt and iron-red seal
24.5cm (9 5/8in) high marks, the flaring rim with swags and bat motifs, the foot with further
geometric borders.
£1,000 - 1,500 34.5cm (13 1/2in) high
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 30,000

Provenance
A Private Edinburgh Estate, acquired in the early 20th century when the
family were in the Far East and thence by descent.

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