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A rare miniature Beijing enamel gilt-copper ‘Hu’ vase decorated in ‘falangcai’ enamels (Qianlong mark and period)
£ 1,000,000.00
Period: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 18th century
Dimensions: 5.7cm high
Provenance:
– A private Asian collection
– A private English collection
Description
Compare a similar copper vase in ‘falangcai’ enamels, decorated with peaches and bats (mark and period of Kangxi) in the Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing. Illustrated in ‘The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Metal-Bodied Enamel Ware’, Hong Kong 2002, pl. 174, p. 183.
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