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A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE CYLINDRICAL JAR A DATED BLUE AND WHITE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) OCTAGONAL BRUSH POT, BITONG
The vase is decorated with a wide band of star-shaped geometric interlocking QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), CYCLICALLY DATED TO BINGXU
panels enclosing fower heads, the space between the panels is flled with YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1766 AND OF THE PERIOD
a foaming wave pattern. The band is set between two narrower bands of The fattened narrow sides are decorated with the Three Friends of Winter,
scrolling lotus below tumultuous waves at the neck. The foot is decorated with suihan sanyou, and a mountain landscape scene, separated by panels
a band of half-fower heads. enclosing three lines of poetry. The base is dated ‘bingxu nianzhi’, which may
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high be translated as ‘made in bingxu year’.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
£8,000-12,000 $12,000-17,000
€9,200-14,000 £4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€4,600-6,900

This group of cylindrical jars is based upon Ming-dynasty originals and is 清乾隆1766年 青花歲寒三友題詩八方筆筒
often referred to in the West by the Spanish term ‘albarello’ because of their
physical resemblance to 11th-century Near Eastern apothecary jars. Compare 「丙戌年製」款
a similar jar dated to the 18th century sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May
2013, lot 2288.

清乾隆 青花錦紋罐

250 Other fees apply in addition to the hammer price – see Section D of our Conditions of Sale at the back of this Catalogue