A CARVED CELADON-GLAZED FLOWER-HOLDER

A CARVED CELADON-GLAZED FLOWER-HOLDER

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The finely potted compressed pear-shaped body is carved elaborately with leafy lotus foliage and the foot is encircled by a band of stylised petals. The slightly domed top has three circular apertures and is similarly decorated with further lotus tendrils. The glaze is of an even translucent bluish-green colour.

3 1⁄8 in. (7.8 cm.) high