A fine Imperial opaque pink glass vase ('gualeng ping')

Description:

China, Qianlong four-character mark and of the period
H. 17,3 cm
Opaque pink glass vase of four-lobed shape with conforming short neck and everted rim, the base with incised Qianlong four-character mark within a framed square and of the period. The shape of this monochrome glass vase can also be seen with Qianlong porcelains
Important South German private collection, former collection Pia M. Busch (1914 - 2009), former restorer in the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts until 1958 - Good condition