Description: Imperial workshop, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
The delicate flattened bottle carved with octagonal sides, surmounted by a cylindrical neck, one side wheel-cut with a spray of orchid, the other with a poem and mark of the Qianlong emperor, the glass of a translucent amethyst tone, green jadeite stopper.
H. 4.7 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, the Netherlands
Note:
The poem reads
霜氣生南瑞
花光繞研北
紅綠間金英
居然萬華谷
乾隆
Cold air comes from the south
Flowers shed lights northwards,
Golden markings amongst reds and greens,
Found in the valley of a thousand beauties.
- Qianlong
