Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

40 A FRAGMENT OF AN IMPERIAL YELLOW, AUBERGINE AND GREEN ENAMELLED RELIEF DECORATED PORCELAIN VASE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD This anciently kintsugi-restored fragment of a vase of lantern shape is adorned with relief moulded vases with garlick necks. It is all covered with a beige yellow glaze but for the moulded vases which are enamelled in aubergine and green tones. One side of the vase is engraved with the wish “ 吉祥如意 ” , lit “Good Luck and Happiness”. The below is engraved with a six-character seal / zhuanshu mark of Emperor Daoguang. Around that mark, another wish is engraved, “ 吉庆平安 ”, lit. “Happiness and Safety”. H: 21 cm €1,000 - 2,000 Fig. 1 - View with of lthe below of the vase Fig. 2 - Detail view of the inscription: 吉祥如意