A FINE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD |

the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck with everted rim, moulded around the body with double filets and a further single filet at the stepped shoulder, finely painted in rich 'heaped and piled' cobalt-blue tones with a broad composite flower scroll band, all between lotus lappets and classic scroll bands at the base and a ruyi band at the shoulder, the neck with stiff leaf and keyfret bands below a wave band at the rim, the base inscribed with the seal mark in underglaze blue

Collection of Louise Dorotea Lamm (1872-1950), Sweden.

This vase is generally good condition, with the exception of a very slight lean, and a restored chip to the rim (approx. 1.5 x 1.4 cm) with associated overpainting. There is also some minor fritting to the rim, some minor scratches to the surface and minor firing imperfection.
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