An Unusual Famille Rose-Decorated Robin's Egg-Blue Vase

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

Details

An Unusual Famille Rose-Decorated Robin's Egg-Blue Vase
Qianlong Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue and of the Period
The ovoid body covered with a finely mottled opaque glaze of turquoise and ruby tone, between ruyi borders, the neck with a pair of elephant-head handles reserved on a ruby ground decorated with foliate scroll, and the spreading foot with similar decoration, the interior of the neck and the base with a turquoise glaze
15in. (38.7cm.) high

Lot Essay

No other vase of this unusual form and combination of famille rose and monochrome decoration appears to be published. The closest comparison appears to be a vase, also with a Qianlong mark, sold in these rooms, 27 November 1991, lot 430. This example had a teadust-glazed body set between a similarly molded foot and neck molded with elephant-head handles reserved on the famille-rose-decorated mauve ground.

More from Fine Chinese Furniture, Ceramics and Works of Art

View All