Emperor Qianlong's hidden Palace
The restoration of a lavish suite in the Forbidden City of the Quin Dynasty Beijing’s sprawling Forbidden City—the size of 135 football fields—is a dizzying array of magnificent receiving halls and intimate quarters surrounded by 28-foot-thick walls. Yet in the northeast tip of the compound lies a unique two-acre retreat, known simply as the “Qianlong Garden” For decades stories circulated among art historians of a mothballed Qing Dynasty retreat within the Forbidden City,( the Imperial…
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Sold Price: CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN GU-FORM VASE, Qianlong iron red seal mark. - 16 in. high. - February 6, 0114 10:00 AM EST
CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN GU-FORM VASE, Qianlong iron red seal mark. Floral decoration on incised apple green decoration, turquoise interior and foot. - 16 in. high.
Chinese Blue and White Bottle Vase - Nov 28, 2015 | Kaminski Auctions in MA
Blue and white porcelain bottle vase, China, decorated with dragons amongst clouds, with Qianlong mark on base, 21" h... on Nov 28, 2015
Canteen, early 15th century. Ming dynasty. Porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. H: 46.9 W: 41.8 D: 21.3 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1958.2. Freer/Sackler © 2014 Smithsonian Institution - Photo de China - Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) - Alain.R.Truong
Canteen, early 15th century. Ming dynasty. Porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. H: 46.9 W: 41.8 D: 21.3 cm, Jingdezhen,...Alain.R.Truong
A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase 18TH/19TH CENTURY Height 11 1/2 inches.
A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Yuhuchunping Vase 18th/19th century painted to show floral medallions amongst auspicious symbols within lappet borders, bearing a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue and old collection labels to the underside. Height 11 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 4,000-6,000 Provenance: By repute, previously from the collection of Herbert Hoover
Mounted vase | Chinese with French mounts | The Met
With delight one notices . . . a very large number of pieces of old porcelain of the greatest perfection, [and] the mounts that accompany the pieces seem to rival them in value.— Antoine-Nicolas Dézallier d’Argenville, Voyage pittoresque de Paris In eighteenth-century France, gilt bronze played important functional and decorative roles in the houses of those who could afford it
Chinese Turquoise-Ground Porcelain Vase - Jul 26, 2014 | New Orleans Auction Galleries in LA
Chinese Turquoise-Ground Porcelain Vase, the ovoid body with slightly squared shoulders on a raised and rounded foot ... on Jul 26, 2014