Famille Rose Paper Weight, Qianlong Mark & Period



Up for auction is a very rare and fine Qing Dynasty porcelain of a rectangular paper weight decorated with Famille Rose palette. In order to provide adequate weight for functioning as a paper weight, it is made of very thick (almost solid ) porcelain which is difficult to fire. The top face is decorated with two white archaic dragons facing each other on each side of a flaming pearl on a fine lemon yellow ground. The two small side walls are decorated with flower and vine medallion on yellow ground. Two large side walls are covered with a repetitive coin motif in fine black line on a ground of transparent green enamel. Each side is further enhanced with fine border motif in iron red. The base is completely cover with white glaze except for eight small spurs and two air holes. A six-character Qianlong mark in seal script is written in underglaze blue on the center of the base. Enamels of different colors such as lemon yellow, green, pink, white, blue and red are of the highest quality only found on early Qing Imperial wares. There are fine crackles at spots where enamels is thick, which is also a typical phenomena of older enamel from 18th Century Famille Rose wares. Other than a minute glaze chip at the foot rim, the rare paper weight is in excellent condition. All Chinese imperial porcelains from our collection were acquired before 1970's, please bid with confidence.
Size: Length: 18.4cm; width: 5.0cm; Height: 3.1cm

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