Lot Essay
Compare this lot with a slightly smaller example from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, illustrated in Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame: Later Chinese Glass, New York, 1990, no. 34.
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QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
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AN OPAQUE BLUE GLASS 'LOTUS' CENSER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bombé-form censer is decorated with two everted loop handles to the rim. The body is finely carved with three layers of overlapping lotus petals.
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) wide across the handles
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The bombé-form censer is decorated with two everted loop handles to the rim. The body is finely carved with three layers of overlapping lotus petals.
3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) wide across the handles
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