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7 ? in. (18.7 cm.) high
Dr. Garrison Rapmund (1927-2018) Collection, Bethesda, Maryland.
Compare the Qianlong-marked conjoined wall vase decorated with sinuous scrolling kui dragons in lilac-blue against a lemon-yellow ground, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1514, and another Qianlong-marked example with kui dragons in relief in blue enamel against a lime-green ground, and supported on a trompe l’oeil faux bois stand, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 April 2019, lot 3617. A similar purple enamel ground can be seen on the upper section and foot of a Qianlong famille rose double-gourd-shaped wall vase sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 October 2011, lot 1906.A famille rose yellow-ground wall vase with a gilt-decorated faux bois stand similar to those seen on the present pair of wall vases, and with an identically written gilt Qianlong six-character seal mark, was sold at Christie’s New York, 23 March 1995, lot 392 and again at Christie’s London, 14 May 2010, lot 593.