QIANLONG INCISED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The present vase is highly unusual in that it is rendered with an incised design. Compare with a turquoise-glazed incised 'dragon' bottle vase bearing a Qianlong mark, sold at Sotheby’s London, 13 July 2005, lot 208; and another carved with Buddhist lions amidst clouds and flames, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 800 (fig. 1).