A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE YANGCAI YELLOW VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED FROM THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
This magnificent bottle-shaped vase with a narrow neck and slightly flared with a bulge near the shoulder in polychrome enameled porcelain called Yangcai. The vase is decorated in gold on a yellow background on the neck and on the belly in a band surrounded by a pink frieze in the shape of a Lingzhi with decoration in the Sgraffiato style of lotus flowers in their scrolls, and brocade patterns formed by triangles reminiscent of patchwork. The handles are in the form of gold-enameled dragons. The lower part of the collar is decorated with a blue Greek frieze. The vase rests on a hemmed pedestal. On the reverse of the base, you find the six-character iron-red mark of Qianlong in Zhuanshu on a turquoise blue background.
H. 26,3 cm
Reference: A similar vase with a ruby sgraffiato-ground sold on 8th April 2009 by Sotheby's Hong Kong (1692).
Provenance: This vase has been collected by Sir G.G, Captain of the hundred second line Infantry Regiment in the 19th century. Since then, the vase has been in this French family.