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The present vase is a superb example of the finest porcelain made by Only one other example of this type but missing cover appears to be
the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen during the Jiaqing period. An entry known, which was sold at Christie’s London, 18 June 2002, lot 37. For
from the Palace Archives dated to the 28th day of the 4th month of other Jiaqing-marked vases with gilt decoration on celadon ground, see
the Jiaqing 6th year shows a list of porcelain presented to the Emperor four garlic-mouth vases (18 cm.) in the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
Jiaqing from Akdangga, the Superintendent of the Imperial kilns at access numbers: zhongci-005117 – zhongci-005120. Compare also with
Jingdezhen at the time. The list contains ‘a pair of gilt-decorated a pair of Qianlong-marked gilt-decorated celadon-ground archaistic
abarello jars in Song-glaze’, which refers precisely to the present vases from the J.M. Hu Collection, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April
type of jars. According to the Taocheng jishi bei (Commemorative 2010, lot 1803.
Stele on Ceramic Production) composed in 1735 by Tang Ying, the
Superintendent of the Imperial kilns from 1728-1756, the celadon-glaze,
like that seen on the present jar, was made in imitation of the Song-
dynasty qingbai wares made in the Hutian kilns, Jiangxi province.

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