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A POLYCHROME ENAMELED CONG-FORM VASE
Qianlong mark, Republic period
Its square-sectioned body standing upon a spreading foot painted
with cash and floral patterns, rising to a waisted neck adorned with a
band of plantain leaves, the pair of raised elephant head and faux ring
handles on opposing walls surrounded by stretching flowering branches,
hovering butterflies, and birds in colorful enamels while the remaining
walls display well-detailed figures on terraces, the deeply recessed base
with the six-character mark thinly drawn in red seal script.
12 1/2in (31.8cm) high

$3,500 - 4,500

民國 黑 彩 人 花 紋 「大清乾隆年 」篆書款

Provenance
Acquired from Jadestone Gallery, 15 December 2009
An Oregon private collection formed during 1960s, by repute
Collection of Brooks and Dorothy Cofield

Compare a porcelain vase of the same format also bearing a Qianlong
mark but executed during the Republic period, sold in our San
Francisco sale 22510, 10 December 2015, lot 8184.

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No lot

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