Description:

This vase has top quality carving that is appropriate for something made for the imperial household. This vase has a special mark Qianlong yuzhi which means ‘made by Imperial order for Qianlong’. Marks of this type on Chinese glass are very rare.

Glass, wheel-cut and carved
Height: 17.2 cm, diameter: 10.3 cm, neck diameter: 2.4 cm
Mark: Qianlong yuzhi (‘made by Imperial order for Qianlong’)

Chinese Description:

玻璃瓶 中国，清乾隆朝 (1736-1795) 这件玻璃瓶的雕工巧妙，确为皇室精品。其款识罕有，书有「乾隆御制」四字，代表此为乾隆下旨所制的。 款识﹕乾隆御制 玻璃，轮刻、雕刻

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4612