GILT-DECORATED TEA-DUST-GLAZED 'FLORAL SCROLL' BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY, JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清嘉慶款及年代 茶葉末地描金纏枝蓮紋荸薺瓶 the compressed globular body resting on a slightly waisted ring foot, rising to a long cylindrical neck, finely painted in gilt with scrolling tendrils with lotus flowers within a ruyi band under the mouth and a lappets band above the foot, all against an even tea-dust-glazed ground, the base inscribed with a six-character Jiaqing mark in gilt (30.5cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Formerly in a private European collection, bought in Australia Note: Tea-dust-glazed bottle vases are well-known, most notably made in the Qianlong period. Compare to a similar vase in shape but broader cylindrical neck, Qianlong mark and period, in the collection of the British Museum, accession no. 735-1883. Tea-dust-glazed wares with additional silver, gilt, or enamel decoration are rare. Compare to a hexagonal vase with tea-dust-glazed and gilt decoration, dated to the Qing dynasty, 1720-1820, in the British Museum, museum no. Franks.57; See another rare gilt-decorated tea-dust-glazed double-gourd handled vase, Qianlong mark and of the period, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 Nov 2005, lot 1311.