Offered by Victoria Hougron
A Rare "zhadou" shaped vase in imperial yellow Beijing glass, the body engraved with 4 Manchurian characters on one side and on the other with a long inscription "Qian Long yu zhi wan shou tian zi guan", the base bearing the embossed sign "Tian" ("celestial") and the additional sign "Bing" used for items from the imperial inventories of the Forbidden City of Beijing, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Chinese silk box.
For a similar zhadou vase in yellow Peking glass with the mark "Tian" see "A Chorus of Colors, Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, p.96, no.69