Description: Chinoiserie five necked small moon vase with an Imperial dragon and bird decorated design. Features detached ring handles and marked with a Qianlong stamp, unverified.


History: When Qianlong was on the throne China was flourishing, but as he left the throne it was beginning to decline. The long reign of the Qianlong emperor (who retired in 1796, three years before his death) may be considered the height of the Qing. Though his Ten Great Campaigns were not all as successful as he claimed, he brought much of Central Asia under Qing rule, vastly increasing the size of his empire. The costs of his campaigns were met by an increase in cultivated land, with new crops, such as maize and peanuts, being grown and with firm controls on revenue collection. Well versed in Chinese culture, the Qianlong emperor is supposed to have written essays and as many as 42,000 poems. He developed the imperial collection, commissioning paintings and artefacts from Chinese and foreign artists, as well as collecting ancient Chinese objects and ordering the cataloguing of palace paintings and calligraphy.

Provenance: Lorber Estate, Palm Beach, FL


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 1.5 | Height(in) = 12 | Width(in) = 10 | Depth(in) = 10

Size of Artwork(in): 8 x 6.25 x 2.5"


Artist Name: NA


Medium: Porcelain


Circa: Circa 1970

Very good condition. No chips or cracks.