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A SMALL DOUCAI ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ JAR The design of medallions of chrysanthemums and butterfies can be seen on
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE Chenghua jars, such as the jar from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 38 - Porcelains
The exterior is delicately decorated in underglaze blue and translucent in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong 1999, pl. 166. The design
enamels with roundels of chrysanthemums with red and yellow blooms linked on the present jar is a part of a body of Qing-dynasty adaptations to this
by broad leaves, all divided by stylised lotus sprays, The neck and shoulder are classic pattern.
decorated with contrasting ground bands of stylised ruyi heads.
4¬ in. (11.8 cm.) high Compare a pair of Qianlong-marked jars in the Tianjin Art Museum
£10,000-15,000 $15,000-21,000 illustrated in Chinese Treasures of 5000 Years, Japan, 1985, no. 46; and
€12,000-17,000 another pair is illustrated in Min Shin no bijutsu (The Art of Ming and Qing),
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, p. 43, no. 1-192. See a single jar
sold at Christie’s New York, 17-18 September 2015, lot 2246 and a pair with
PROVENANCE
Private American collection, acquired in the 1950s-60s. covers sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2013, lot 3209.
Christie’s New York, 17-18 September 2015, Lot 2246.
清乾隆 鬥彩菊花紋小罐 六字篆書款
來源:
美國私人舊藏, 1950-1960年代間所購
紐約佳士得2015年9月17-18日拍賣, 拍品2246號

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