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THE PROPERTY OF MARCHANT, EST. 1925
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A GREEN-ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ JAR PROVENANCE
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE Luis Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988) Collection, Portugal.
AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
A jar of this pattern, also with a Daoguang mark, was included in the
The ovoid body is decorated in green enamels outlined in underglaze blue exhibition, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, The
with two large dragons striding through fames and clouds in pursuit of Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, pl. 79. The Qianlong prototype
faming pearls, between a lappet band below and the bajixiang in a band of this jar is illustrated together with a panoramic view of the decoration
on the shoulder between narrow ruyi and spiral borders.
in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol.1, Hong Kong
8 in. (20.5 cm.) high Museum of Art, 1987, p. 156, pl. 114.
$30,000-40,000 A similar Daoguang-marked jar was sold at Christie’s New York,
16 September 2016, lot 1373.
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