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1652 One of a pair of similarly glazed jars with the same unusual incised
Daoguang seal mark, but with covers, is illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur
A YELLOW-GLAZED JAR Collection, Chinese Ceramics, vol. 3, Geneva, 1972, nos. A 457 and 458, and
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER INCISED SEAL MARK WITHIN A the mark on one of these jars is illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 15, Tokyo,
DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850) 1983, p. 208, no. 295.

The ovoid jar is raised on a shallow foot and has a waisted neck rising The shape and color of these Daoguang jars is most likely based on earlier
to a lipped rim, and is covered overall with glaze of rich egg yolk- Ming dynasty prototypes, such as the Jiajing example in the Percival
yellow tone, which also covers the base. Foundation, London, illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, ibid., p. 196, pl. 257.
清道光 黃釉罐 雙方框六字篆書刻款
9¿ in. (23.2 cm.) high

$12,000-18,000

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