A ruby-ground famille rose alter vase, gu, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1736-1795)
Lot 229. A ruby-ground famille rose altar vase, gu, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1736-1795); 14 1/2 in. (37.2 cm.) high. Estimate HK$400,000 - HK$600,000 ($51,844 - $77,766). Price Realized HK$500,000 ($64,805). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015
Of archaic bronze shape, the vase is finely decorated in bright enamels on the flaring neck with four of the Eight Buddhist Emblems divided by lotus blooms above the reign mark in a line on the neck, supported on the bell-shaped foot enamelled with the remaining four Buddhist emblems, all reserved on a ruby enamel ground. The interior and base are covered with a turquoise enamel.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13 July 2005, lot 267
Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor