A GILT-DECORATED POWDER BLUE-GROUND 'LOTUS' VASE

A GILT-DECORATED POWDER BLUE-GROUND \'LOTUS\' VASE

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON-RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The vase is decorated to the body with four large cartouches each depicting a large lotus head amidst scrolling tendrils, all above a band of stylised lappets to the foot rim. The elegant neck is flanked by a pair of phoenix-form handles and gilded with tassels and pendants above a band of stylised lappets to the shoulder.

13 3⁄4 in. (35 cm.) high