A RARE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS-SCROLL BOTTLE VASE Qianlong seal mark and of the periodA RARE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS-SCROLL BOTTLE VASEQianlong seal mark and of the period The finely potted globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall elegant waisted neck, painted in rich 'heaped and piled' cobalt-blue tones with a composite flower scroll band, all between lotus lappet and 'classic' scroll bands at the base and a ruyi band at the shoulder, the neck with stiff leaf and key-fret bands below a wave band at the rim. 38.3cm (15 1/8in) high.清乾隆 青花纏枝蓮紋賞瓶青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance: Dorothy Joan (née Murphy) (1918-1989) and Roland Milton (1917-1990), UK, who were gifted the vase on their wedding in May 1945, and thence by descent來源：Dorothy Joan (née Murphy)(1918-1989) 和 Roland Milton (1917-1990)，英國，在 1945年5月的婚禮上被贈予此瓶，並由後人保存迄今Elegantly decorated with designs drawn from the repertoire employed during the early phases of the Ming dynasty, the craftsman of this vase also sought to imitate the 'heaping and piling' effect of the celebrated 15th century blue and white wares through a deliberate application of darker and denser spots of cobalt on the design. Compare with a related blue and white vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, in the collection of the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures of the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, pl.233; see also another blue and white vase, with Qianlong seal mark, in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in The Complete Series on Chinese ceramics, Shanghai, 2000, vol.15, pl.2; see also four related blue and white vases, Qianlong seal marks and period, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, vol.3, London, 1996, pl.2564.Compare with a similar blue and white vase, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 17 March 2021, lot 147.public_sentiment_keywords: Site+dynastyis_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item/51930820.jpgsold_price_type: £