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

The present vase is very rare, as no other double-gourd vase decorated with lotus scroll pattern appears to have been published, most examples are decorated with a double-dragon pattern. See a Qianlong-marked vase decorated with a dragon pattern in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, accession no. 故-瓷-006955-N000000000. Also see another similar vase sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1409.