Lot description
A VERY RARE PAIR OF IMPERIAL WHITE-GLAZED RELIEF-CARVED BOTTLE VASES Qianlong seal marks and of the period Each compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck surmounted by a flaring rim, flanked by a pair of ruyi-shaped handles, the body superbly and vividly carved in crisp relief with radiating lotus blossoms borne on an undulating and meandering foliate scroll issuing smaller floral blooms, enclosed within two bands of interlocking ruyi-heads, the neck decorated with a register of bats in flight suspending an auspicious emblem, between a ruyi-head band below the rim and upright stiff leaves collaring the neck, all above a border of ruyi-shaped leaf lappets, covered overall with a smooth white glaze. 33.7cm (13 1/4in) high (2).
