A LARGE GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY

of pear shape, covered with a dark blue glaze stopping neatly at the foot, decorated in gilding with peony sprays on the rounded body and the tall, cylindrical neck, the sloping shoulders with a band of upright leaves and a key fret band, all above a lappet border at the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Connecticut, until 2009.

The vase is in very good condition with the exception of minor glaze scratches and light wear to the gilded decoration.
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