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1304 Shallow jardinières of this kind are most commonly found in quatrefoil form.
The conjoined double-circle form of the current jardinière appears to be
A RARE FAMILLE ROSE SHALLOW ‘CONJOINED DOUBLE extremely rare. Furthermore, the quality of the enamels are exquisite and
CIRCLE-FORM’ JARDINIÈRE are comparable to many imperial famille rose porcelains of the Yongzheng
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949) period. The painting style of the current decoration is parallel to that of the
series of large imperial dishes originating in the Yongzheng period which
民國 粉彩靈芝花卉紋如意足盆 are often seen with peach and bat design. However, a Yongzheng-marked
dish decorated with prunus fowers, iron red peonies and insects which is
The unusually-formed jardinière is supported on six ruyi-form feet which are strikingly similar to the present lot, is in the collection of the Palace Museum,
boldly highlighted in gilt enamel. The exterior is fnely decorated with fowering Beijing and is illustrated in Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty,
prunus branches which twist and extend around the sides, interspersed with Hong Kong, 1994, p. 188, no. 33.
a large iron red peony bloom and lingzhi sprig. There are several intricately-
enamelled insects fying amongst the fowers. The interior is enamelled
turquoise and the base is painted with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark in blue
enamel within a double square.
10¬ in. (27 cm.) wide
£4,000-6,000 $6,100-9,100
€5,500-8,100
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-GROUND
QUATREFOIL-FORM VASES
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
民國 藍地描金粉彩開光人物故事圖
雙耳扁瓶 一對
Each vase is decorated to the body with a
cartouche enclosing a scene of scholars playing
weiqi on one side and a scholar confronting a
warrior on horseback on the other, all surrounded
by elaborate gilt foral scrolls on a blue ground. The
necks are applied with two scroll-form handles.
There is an apocryphal Qianlong mark to each
base.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high (2)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,700
€1,700-2,400
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