Lot n° 490
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CHINA, Qianlong mark and period - Lot 490
CHINA, Qianlong mark and period
Rare porcelain wall vase
Baluster-shaped, coated in a translucent celadon monochrome glaze with relief decoration depicting stylized kui dragons, their bodies arranged in angular scrolls, facing each other in profile on the body. The decoration is separated at the shoulder and base of the body by small nail borders. The neck is decorated with kui dragons accompanied by a frieze of banana leaves, a band of nails and ruyi, and lotus petals surrounding the neck rim. On the back, firing marks are concealed by small floral motifs. The vase rests on a tripod base in imitation-wood porcelain. A six-character Qianlong period gold sigillary mark inscribed in line below the base.
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Slight chips on the foot.
This vase, with its delicate decoration and perfect harmony of form, is a brilliant example of the quality of imperial porcelain production during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (r.
1736-1795). Wall vases were often used as veritable miniature works of art, on which the most talented artists from the imperial workshops in Jingdezhen could demonstrate their great technical mastery for pieces destined for the court, to adorn the interiors of palanquins and palace halls. Combining a celadon glaze, introduced to China during the Song dynasty, with archaic-style decoration in its design, this vase pays homage to the productions of previous reigns and to China's "Glorious Past". A reminiscence of the arts of past centuries, often found in imperial productions under the reign of
Qianlong, an aesthete and art-loving emperor
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