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2. Famille verte cylindrical apothecary jar and domed cover, painted on the body with a continuous wide band with
branches and flowers including chrysanthemum, mallow, daisy, prunus and pomegranates on an aubergine ground
amongst pierced rockwork, all between underglaze-blue lines, the cover painted with two pheasants, one standing on
rockwork beside a lotus pond with overhanging willow and a ruyi-head band beneath the finial, the flat cover rim band
with flowerhead reserves on a diaper ground, all between underglaze blue lines.
8 ⅜ inches, 21.3 cm high.
Kangxi, 1662-1722.
• From a European private collection.
• The form closely follows the French faience and Italian ceramic Montelupo Florentine apothecary jars.
• No other Chinese examples appear recorded.
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