Lot 3243. A famille rose yellow-ground palanquin vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate HK$1,000,000 - HK$1,500,000 ($129,337 - $194,006). Price Realized HK$1,480,000 ($191,360).Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The raised panel on the baluster vase is inscribed with a calligraphic poem by Qianlong reserved on a yellow ground embellished with floral motifs in famille rose, the neck is decorated with a pink formal band and flanked by a pair of iron-red and gilt-decorated archaistic handles. The interior and base are covered in turquoise enamel, and the reverse has apertures for attachment. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm.) high

Notes: The poem inscribed on the present palanquin vase was written by the Qianlong Emperor in 1742, and it states that the vase was used in an imperial palanquin. Compare to a famille rose blue-ground wall vase from the collection of Sr Percival David, Bt., illustrated in the Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: Section 2, London, 1991, Catalogue, no. A808. 

Christie's. THE IMPERIAL SALE / IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 1 June 2016, Convention Hall