China, 1736-1795. The globular body supported on a spreading foot, rising to a tall neck tapering towards the gilt rim, brightly decorated with stylized lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy tendrils below a ruyi-head band, the foot encircled with C-scrolls and circles, all reserved on a turquoise ground. The base incised with a five-character mark Qianlong nianzhi tong and of the period.

Provenance: From a private collection in South Africa, gifted to the previous owner by a former diplomat in Yugoslavia on 26 June 1982. French trade, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear as expected and some manufacturing irregularities, including minimal pitting, as well as minor nicks to enamels.

Weight: 278.8 g
Dimensions: Height 12.7 cm

Based on its size and shape, this vase was made to hold incense instruments. These types of small cloisonné vases, censers, and instruments (luping sanshi) which were made for the burning of incense had an additional character below the reign mark and were made for the Qianlong court. Some scholars have suggested that the fifth character under the Qianlong mark could have been a way to number the large group of objects in the correct order, see H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pp. 74-79.

Literature comparison:
Compare a similar cloisonné enamel vase in the Pierre Uldry collection, published in Brinker and Lutz in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no. 285, p 283. Compare a related cloisonné enamel vase, Qianlong mark and period, in the Palace Museum, illustrated by Zheng Xinmiao, ed., Compendium of Collection in the Palace Museum: Enamels 2 - Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pl. 154. For a Kangxi-marked example of similar size and decoration from the Qing Court Collection, see Metal-bodied Enamel Ware. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2001, pl. 81.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 2057
Price: HKD 300,000 or approx. EUR 44,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small cloisonné enamel bottle vase, Qianlong incised four-character mark and of the period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, motif, and four-character mark with an additional character. Note the size (12.3 cm).



乾隆五字款及年代銅胎掐絲琺瑯蓮紋長頸瓶
中國，1736-1795年。鎏金口，長頸，斜肩，圓腹，圈足。藍地，銅胎掐絲琺瑯，口沿下緣飾一圈如意雲紋，頸及腹飾番蓮紋，圈足飾幾何紋。底有陰刻“乾隆年製”橫向單行楷款，其下有一個“同”字。

來源：南非私人收藏，1982年6月26日由前南斯拉夫外交官贈予前主人；法國古玩交易，購於上述收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有磨損和一些製造缺陷，包括最小的點蝕，以及琺瑯上有輕微劃痕。

重量：278.8 克
尺寸：高 12.7 釐米

根據這個長頸瓶的大小和形狀，可以推測它曾是用來裝香的。這些供燒香用的小景泰藍花瓶、香爐和器具（爐瓶三事）在年號下方加了一個字，是為乾隆宮廷製作的。 一些學者認為，乾隆標記下的第五個字元可能是一種以正確順序對一大組擺飾進行編號的方式，見 H. Brinker和A. Lutz，《Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection》，紐約，1989年，第 74-79頁。

文獻比較：
比較一件相似的銅胎掐絲琺瑯瓶，收藏於Pierre Uldry collection，出版於Brinker和Lutz，《Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection》，紐約，1989年，編號285，頁283。比較一件相近乾隆款及年代銅胎掐絲琺瑯瓶，收藏於故宮博物院，見Zheng Xinmiao等編，《故宮博物院藏品大系‧琺瑯器編‧清掐絲琺瑯》，北京，2011年，圖154。一件清廷收藏康熙款相似尺寸的例子，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集‧金屬胎琺瑯器》，香港，2001年，圖81。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得， 2013年5月29日，lot 2057
價格：HKD 300,000（相當於今日EUR 44,500）
描述：清乾隆掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋小瓶，《乾隆年製》楷書橫款
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、主題、四字年代款和一字款。請注意尺寸(12.3 厘米)。

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