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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE, GU
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE, GU
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is decorated to the mid-section with two taotie masks. The lower and upper sections are similarly decorated with plantain leaves separated by scrolling lotus sprays on a bright turquoise ground. The interior of the flaring mouth is further decorated with a scrolling lotus pattern.
12 1/2 in. (31 cm.) high, box
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is decorated to the mid-section with two taotie masks. The lower and upper sections are similarly decorated with plantain leaves separated by scrolling lotus sprays on a bright turquoise ground. The interior of the flaring mouth is further decorated with a scrolling lotus pattern.
12 1/2 in. (31 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's London, 29 September 1967, lot 12
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai