Lot 8225. A polychrome enameled porcelain vase, Qianlong mark, Republic period. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€3,600 - 5,500). Photo Bonhams.

Thickly potted and molded with eight raised panels displaying brightly hued seasonal blossoms in alternation with transcriptions of poems composed by the emperor Qianlong in black enamel and bearing iron red seals reading Qianlong and bingshu (the cyclical year equivalent to 1766), the surrounding surfaces painted with further flowers, leaf scrolls, bats and suspended chimes in similar bright colors set amid feathery scrolls drawn in iron red, turquoise enamel covering the neck and recessed base centered with a square reserve bearing the six-character mark in iron red seal script. 15 3/4in (40cm) high

Provenance: acquired by Dr. Michael Klatchko in Shanghai in the 1920s

Bonhams. CHINESE, INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND PAINTINGS, 2016-06-28, 12:00 PDT, SAN FRANCISCO