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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE ‘MELON’ JAR
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND
OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The body is elegantly divided into six lobes and tapers from the rounded
shoulder to the foot of conforming outline. Each lobe is decorated with a
fruiting leafy melon vine of varying composition.
3æ in. (9.5 cm.) high
£30,000-50,000 $43,000-70,000
€35,000-57,000

PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 18 May 2012, Lot 1320.
Compare a similar jar sold at Christie’s New York, 13-14 September 2012,
(mark)
lot 1460.
See also a jar with a similar decoration illustrated in Imperial Perfection, The
Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Selection From The Wang Xing
Lou Collection, p. 44 & 45.

清雍正 青花瓜瓞綿綿小罐 六字楷書款
來源: 倫敦佳士得2012年5月18日拍賣, 拍品第1320號

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