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A SUPERB BEIJING ENAMEL WINE-POT AND COVER
YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A SUPERB BEIJING ENAMEL WINE-POT AND COVER YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) The full pear-shaped body is elaborately enamelled in vivid tones with a frieze of colourful foliate medallions enclosing pale blue panels of classic scroll designs, interspersed by upright coxcomb springing from a band of pink lotus petals encircling the foot. All of which is on a rich yellow ground, the shoulder decorated with six cloud-shaped cartouches each enclosing a different coloured lotus spray, above a band of pink and green interlocking ruyi -heads with floral sprays reserved on a black ground. The spout is similarly decorated and set at right angles to the zitan scroll handle, the hinged stepped domed cover encircled by floral bands on black and yellow grounds. The interior is turquoise-enamelled, and the reign mark inscribed in aubergine enamel with a double-circle surrounded by a foliate meander. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high