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A FINE AND RARE LIME-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOTUS' SMALL BOTTLE VASE Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period image 1
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Lot 34

A FINE AND RARE LIME-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOTUS' SMALL BOTTLE VASE
Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period

Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
15 September 2025, 09:00 EDT
New York

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A FINE AND RARE LIME-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'LOTUS' SMALL BOTTLE VASE

Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period
Raised on a circular foot rim decorated with a puce keyfret band supporting the elegant low-set body tapering to a slender neck, finely painted with a network of fronted lotus and floral sprigs joined to radiating leafy tendrils on a brilliant lime-green ground under a cloud-collar and gilt band at the everted rim, the interior and recessed base covered with a turquoise glaze setting off the six-character underglaze blue seal mark.
6in (15.5cm) high; wood stand, fitted box

Footnotes

清乾隆 《大清乾隆年製》篆書款 綠地粉彩纏枝蓮紋小瓶

Provenance:
A Private collection for two generations, by repute

來源：
私人收藏閒傳兩代，據傳

While large and imposing works command attention through their scale, the charm of miniature objects lies in the extraordinary craftsmanship required to render intricate designs on a much smaller surface. During the Qianlong reign, the Emperor and his family took great pleasure in collecting miniatures and scholarly curios made from a wide range of materials and techniques. These treasured items were often stored in specially designed cases known as duobaoge, or curio boxes - an innovation of the Qianlong period. Constructed with compartments of varying shapes and sizes to surprise and delight, these boxes allowed for private enjoyment and careful study. Their design reflects the Qianlong Emperor's deep commitment to collecting, categorizing, and appreciating objects from across time, encapsulating his connoisseurial vision in a compact and intimate form.

The present small vase may have been housed in a duobaoge treasure box alongside other miniature objects crafted from diverse and precious materials. Wonderfully rendered with the classical lotus scrolls as well as ruyi and cloud bands on a small and refined scale, it fully reflects the Qianlong Emperor's taste for auspicious and delicate designs. For standard-sized Qianlong mark and period lime-ground famille-rose vases that could have inspired the design on the present vase, see one with handles in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Xu Huping, The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 231, and another in the Shengyang Imperial Palace Museum, coll. no. 次乙372.

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