Vase - Beijing glass - China
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A 20th-century Peking cameo-glass bottle vase, 23.4 cm high, with red and amber relief decoration of koi, cranes and lotus on an apple-green snowflake-glass ground, and an apocryphal Qianlong reign mark.
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[Art of Asia / Beijing Glass] Important Beaker/Vase in Cameo Glass Double Red/Amber on Apple-Green Snowflake Background with Koï Carp, Cranes & Lotus Decor – Qianlong Reign Mark / 20th Century
Superb and spectacular Beijing glass bottle vase (Peking Cameo Glass), carved in relief and acid-etched and wheel-engraved with aquatic and symbolic motifs.
Technique & Material:
Multilayer (double) glass consisting of a translucent apple-green snowflake glass background embedded with gold inclusions/glitter.
Upper layer in translucent ruby red / amber glass carved in deep relief (cameo glass).
Incised Decoration:
The Body: Decor of an animated aquatic pond featuring koi fish (Yu) swimming among lotus blooms and leaves (Lianhua), longevity cranes, water lilies, and stylized clouds (Ruyi).
The Neck: Flared neck adorned with large banana/palm leaves carved rising toward a rim outlined by a frieze of grafts/Greek key (Leiwen).
Mark on the Reverse:
Base in Bordeaux red glass engraved recessed with an apocryphal four-character seal-script badge (Zhuanshu): “乾隆年製” (Qianlong Nian Zhi – Made during the Qianlong reign).
Height: 23.4 cm
Weight: 776 g
Overall condition: Perfect condition.
Details of condition:
No chips, cracks, flakes, or restorations.
Glass perfectly translucent and the cameo cut is sharp and vivid.
[Art of Asia / Beijing Glass] Important Beaker/Vase in Cameo Glass Double Red/Amber on Apple-Green Snowflake Background with Koï Carp, Cranes & Lotus Decor – Qianlong Reign Mark / 20th Century
Superb and spectacular Beijing glass bottle vase (Peking Cameo Glass), carved in relief and acid-etched and wheel-engraved with aquatic and symbolic motifs.
Technique & Material:
Multilayer (double) glass consisting of a translucent apple-green snowflake glass background embedded with gold inclusions/glitter.
Upper layer in translucent ruby red / amber glass carved in deep relief (cameo glass).
Incised Decoration:
The Body: Decor of an animated aquatic pond featuring koi fish (Yu) swimming among lotus blooms and leaves (Lianhua), longevity cranes, water lilies, and stylized clouds (Ruyi).
The Neck: Flared neck adorned with large banana/palm leaves carved rising toward a rim outlined by a frieze of grafts/Greek key (Leiwen).
Mark on the Reverse:
Base in Bordeaux red glass engraved recessed with an apocryphal four-character seal-script badge (Zhuanshu): “乾隆年製” (Qianlong Nian Zhi – Made during the Qianlong reign).
Height: 23.4 cm
Weight: 776 g
Overall condition: Perfect condition.
Details of condition:
No chips, cracks, flakes, or restorations.
Glass perfectly translucent and the cameo cut is sharp and vivid.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
776 g
Country of origin
China
Model
Important Bottle Vase in Red/Amber Cameo Glass over an Apple-Green Flecked Ground, Decorated with
Material
Beijing glass
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
23.4 cm
Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
20th
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