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A LARGE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED A FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE VASE A SMALL YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE
‘CHAIRMAN MAO’ VASE Qianlong four-character mark, Mid-20th ROSE ‘PEONY’ BOTTLE VASE
Cultural Revolution period, dated by century Jiaqing yuzhi four-character mark, Republic
inscription to 1973 The exterior finely enamelled with four scenes period
The pear-shaped vase decorated in the of celestial deities amongst waves and cliffs, The body finely enamelled with profuse floral
Socialist Realism-style with Chairman Mao all between typical Mid-Qing Dynasty style blossoms, above a stylised lotus lappet and
helping a young boy onto a horse whilst floral borders on a green ground and spear- key-fret at the short, flared foot and below
Communist party troops look on, the head bands. a beaded swag and ruyi-head band at the
reverse with four line inscription, flanked with 22.5cm (8 3/4in) high mouth rim, glazed display box, hardwood
elephant head handles, the foot and neck stand. 15.3cm (6in) high (3).
with intricate borders of diaper, swags and £2,000 - 3,000
ruyi-head motifs. HK$20,000 - 31,000 £2,000 - 3,000
51.5cm (20 1/4in) high CNY18,000 - 27,000 HK$20,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
£3,000 - 5,000 Provenance
HK$31,000 - 51,000 A Portuguese private collection
CNY27,000 - 45,000
Compare with a pair of square vases, signed
and attributed to Wang Xiliang (b.1922) sold
in Sotheby’s London, 5 November 2014, lot
307.

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