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A FAMILLE-ROSE FAHUA-TYPE JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

清乾隆 藍地粉彩仿琺華荷塘圖蓋罐

robustly potted with an ovoid body rising to a wide short neck,
the exterior exuberantly decorated with applied gilt outlines
and brightly enamelled against a deep blue ground, depicting
pairs of mandarin ducks swimming amidst a lotus pond with
large blooms, broad leaves and arrowheads, below a classic
scroll collaring the shoulder, the rim and foot encircled
by lappet bands, all surmounted by a similarly decorated
domed cover with a bud-shaped finial, the interior and base
enamelled turquoise
overall h. 40.7 cm, 16⅛ in.

HK$ 80,000-100,000
US$ 10,200-12,800

It is extremely rare to find a famille-rose jar of this size and
quality, decorated in Ming fahua-style, complete with its
original cover. However, the decorative style is very close to
that on a Qianlong reign-marked famille-rose fahua-style jar
from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing, published in
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum.
Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose
Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 148.