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A rare Chinese biscuit carved and enamelled Hu-Form vase, Qing…
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Melbourne
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24-Sep-2019
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A rare Chinese biscuit carved and enamelled Hu-Form vase, Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period (1820-1850), the hu-form porcelain vase with two squared lug handles at the neck, covered to each side with carved and applique decoration of different seasonal flowers and butterflies, the flowers including month rose, lotus and plum blossom., 29 cm high, 18 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased new Hampshire, United States, late 1990s. Literature: for a pair of hat stands with comparable work with the same rare combination of unglazed white relief decoration with a monochrome enamel ground, see a pair of hat stands dated Qing, Daoguang, catalogue 49, page 173, Elegance in relief: carved porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th to early 20th centuries, Tony Miller and Humphrey Hui, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.
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