• Dimension: Height: 11 5/8 in (29.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $5000
• Estimate To: $8000

Qing Dynasty Qianlong period. Of pear shape, rising from a slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck and galleried mouthrim, the shoulder flanked by a pair of handles suspended with loose rings, the body decorated in low relief with taotie masks between bands of lappets and ruyi shaped clouds, the domed cover carved in shallow relief with ruyi heads, the base inscribed with four character ' Xing You Heng Tang'.

清代宮廷，特別是乾隆時期，有大量的仿照古代青銅器所制作的器物，尤其是玉壺、玉爐、玉瓶等室內陳設用品，這些器物以青銅器的造型為基礎，並融合了當時的風格特點，所制作出的器物既有古代的遺風，又具備了後代變化出來的各種不同的風格。此瓶紋飾細膩，雕工精湛，邊角配飾，正裝體統，圖案布局合理，造型古樸中不失靈動，具有典型清代乾隆期仿古玉器的意蘊。來源：紐約私人收藏
Provenance: Private collection, New York