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The image of quails with chrysanthemum and millet sprays have ஋ᆨ⸌⏁卿῟ㅳॶ᫈卿㖅ἃӶᚿǯӴᐂ୨ൈዪ㫡㯔㑷卿⸌㬷ս⎊ᆭἃ஠
multiple auspicious meanings in Chinese symbolism. As the first ⻤ᙠᆭ⥾୪⡠Ӭॶἃᡨ卿ݯݤ⸌㬷㪏㑌ᆨᎰ֎㞖㠤଍㢩┚႙⻱ᘤ៧卿Ԇ
character of the Chinese name for quails, an, provides the homophone ⥾໫཰ᦼ᥉எᙻݯӳǯ⏁ം೅ս㕖㙣႙⻱ࣿᰑᆭ⥾㢶ӳ᳎Ɽ⡠卿ࠂ⥾ᐃ
for 'peace', the depiction of quails signifies peaceful times which may
also be associated with praise for an able ruler. The characters for ᯧ⠢༗卿Ꮢ⥾⁡⁇Ɽ✙୨໋ᐙ៨Ɽࢭ卿Ɽភ㎔㿃卿ಃᆭ⠢⡿ǯ⏁ݤࣿം
quail, an, and chrysanthemum, ju, combine to form the term an ju, ᄓᶕᙼ៏⒢⣔㞏卿ᄓ㛑ᘒ㞜⽔⥾⣔ᆭភⱤ⡠㙸⸌卿႙⻱⥝ㅻǯ⏁ऑᯒ⯝
'living in peace'. Furthermore, the character for millet, sui, combines ୨㑷㬖⫭⽔卿⎐ս㞖ᆭㅛ㱈卿ݯݥ଍ᶕ⥾卿㞖ᆭ㙸⫭⁞㿽卿⯝झ࢈ᘢ༈
with the character for quail to signify the auspicious saying sui sui ping ᳖༈⯠⻦Գ㪏ݪჺᏒㅳ┵⫭ᰑᆭ㢶ӳ᳎Ɽⳍ೭⏟ऱ卿ࣻ㇦Ƕⵖ㿃ᰑᆭ Ĝ
an, 'continual peace'. See a Qianlong mark and period famille rose vase Գ㪏ᰑᆭǷ卿झ࢈ᘢ༈卿 ჺ卿㮰 卿எ 卿ἃԳ㪏ងᰑᆭ⠢ᇵԠהǯ
depicting the same subject of quails and chrysanthemums which was
sold at Sotheby’s New York, 13 June 1984, lot 226, then sold again at ⸌㬷Ꮢ⥾໫཰ᦼ᥉எ卿սӬཌ㼀㼝⏟㰀ᙻⱤ⒢Ԡ㧿卿༡ዪ໫཰ᦼ᥉卿⯝
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20 May 1986, lot 130 and again at Sotheby's
Hong Kong, 3 April, 2018, lot 3205. ӳᱡࢷ⁒㱦Ꮢ⻦Գ㪏⇈⇶ᆭ⛛ⴵ㼀㼝எ≡卿㯪ឬ㯸ַ卿इዪ⏟㘆卿ࣻ㇦
ॶ㿃㿃ⶬǶӳᱡࢷ⁒㱦⻦৅Ⓔ♾ഌ⡑g᳖ջ㫇᫈ Ĝ ໿⢴໶⚨≢଍Ƿ卿
It is rare to find circular boxes and covers of this shape and size ӳᱡ՞ᭆ߅‸▘卿 ჺ卿㮰 卿எ ǯ⎊㞏⡿⮏卿ᆭᙠᚺሐ卿⥾
produced under the Qianlong kilns. One famille rose example decorated
with flowers to the top and iron-red bats to the sides fromt the Qing ⊺⊂࡚ǯ
Court Collection is in the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in
⏁ᄓ█⡚❨ᝧԳ㪏ទងᇙ⚨᪪卿⯝࢈՗ᘢ༈᳖༈⯠⻦⟾ᆭ⣔஠ࡷ⸥⡠⻦
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 39
Ⳟ≡⏟ַ卿፽ἃऱӬ՞Ꮢᝧ卿ࣻ㇦Ƕᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦ᙔ⁒Ⅷ৅ഌ⡑ Ĝ ⇈
- Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose
Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 99, p. 115. ⇶ᆭg⟾ᆭǷ卿ӳᱡ☑ໝᐃワ߅‸▘卿 ჺ卿㮰 卿எ ǯ

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