AN AMBER GLASS BOTTLE VASEIncised Qianlong four-character mark and of the periodThe globular body supported on a slightly spreading foot and rising to a tall, narrow cylindrical neck, the thick walls of semi-translucent amber glass, the base with a wheel-cut four-character mark within a double square.21.8cm (8 5/8in) highProvenance: 清乾隆 琥珀料長頸瓶陰刻「乾隆年製」楷書款The present vase belongs to a group of glass wares made to imitate other types of material, such as jades and other hardstones which was a trend favoured by the Qianlong Emperor. This vase was made to elegantly and naturalistically replicate the colour and appearance of amber.parable Qianlong examples include an opaque orange vase imitating realgar, illustrated by H. Moss,Arts from the Scholar's Studio, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong, 1986, p.127, no.94.清代部份玻璃料器的製作動機，原以仿乾隆鍾愛之玉器或其它材料所造之宮廷用器為主。是件拍品即隸屬這類宮廷料器，其料胎主要仿血珀之暗紅。一件類似造型的乾隆橘黃料瓶可見於香港東方陶瓷協會出版，Hugh Moss主編的《Arts from the Scholar's Studio》， 1986年，頁127，圖版94。