A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CANTON ENAMEL VASES, QIANLONG (1736 – 1795)
A PAIR OF UNUSUAL CANTON ENAMEL VASES, QIANLONG (1736 – 1795)
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Description
Of square section with tapering sides with a flat base and a short, flared neck, each of the four corners with decorative flanges reaching midway down the sides from the squared shoulder, enameled in the famille rose palette, one side decorated with a butterfly and large peony blooms issuing from rocks below, the further three painted with an array of flowers and rockwork, all set beneath a key-fret pattern border in blue, and above a single blue line, the flanges similarly decorated in a deep blue; a pattern of lotus scrolls in black against a light blue ground around the foot, the neck similarly decorated with scrolls against a green ground, above a single dark-pink line, the bases in a white enamel.
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| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | Height: 15cm; 6 ins. |
Product REF: BF16
