A Pair of Famille Rose 'Bajixiang' Altar Vases, of archaic bronze form, the flared neck above a globular center section supported on a bell-shaped foot, painted with the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' amidst colourful leafy lotus between stiff plantain leaf and lotus bands and ruyi borders at the rim and at the top of the foot, the interiors of the neck and foot enamelled in turquoise, the edges highlighted with gilding, the base of the neck with a six-character seal mark in a line in iron-red, Qianlong mark, 19th century, height c. 25.5 cm; one vase with crack at the rim PROVENANCE: Purchased in Stockholm, during the 1970's NOTE: Vases of this form belong to a group of ritual wares, which were produced in a range of colour palettes and sizes, and sometimes as part of a group of five altar garnitures. Sets continued to be made into the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns.
A Pair of Famille Rose 'Bajixiang' Altar Vases, of archaic bronze form, the flared neck above a globular center section supported on a bell-shaped foot, painted with the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' amidst colourful leafy lotus between stiff plantain leaf and lotus bands and ruyi borders at the rim and at the top of the foot, the interiors of the neck and foot enamelled in turquoise, the edges highlighted with gilding, the base of the neck with a six-character seal mark in a line in iron-red, Qianlong mark, 19th century, height c. 25.5 cm; one vase with crack at the rim PROVENANCE: Purchased in Stockholm, during the 1970's NOTE: Vases of this form belong to a group of ritual wares, which were produced in a range of colour palettes and sizes, and sometimes as part of a group of five altar garnitures. Sets continued to be made into the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns.
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