A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER LOBED 'SCHOLARS' VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD |

of quatrelobe section with a waisted foot supporting the broad body and waisted neck with a galleried rim, each lobe on the body carved with a rectangular panel enclosing an image of scholars at leisure in a lush mountain landscape, the subjects variously admiring a painting, unfurling a scroll, waiting for an attendant to arrive with fruits or a qin, or conversing while walking along a riverside path with an attendant in tow carrying a bundle of scrolls, each element in the composition meticulously modeled in high relief and set against a variety of patterned grounds, the space between the panels carved with scrolling lotus and floral diapers, all bordered by a band of lappets above and below, the neck with archaistic upright lappets enclosing lotus, the foot with a continuous lotus scroll, keyfet at the mouth and foot ring, the interior and base lacquered black

Boutique de Chine, Hong Kong, 19th April 1972.
Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art, London.

There is an approx. 16.5-cm consolidated crack to the body, as well as consolidation, over-painting, and overspray to most of the foot, part of the rim, and a couple short consolidated cracks to the body. The base and interior of the neck have been oversprayed.
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