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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY COLLECTION OF GENERAL JOSEPH W. STILWELL
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A RARE IMPERIAL MOLDED GOURD CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
JIAQING SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Made from a natural gourd grown into a mold, the brush pot is decorated on
one side with a panel enclosing peony paired with magnolia, and narcissus
paired with prunus on the other, divided by further panels with poetic
inscriptions referring to the plants respectively. A four-character mark, Jiaqing
shangwan (for the appreciation and pleasure of Jiaqing), is molded on the base
within a double circle. The interior and mouth rim are covered in black lacquer.
5√ in. (15 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
The Collection of General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946), acquired in the early
twentieth century, and thence by descent within the family.
(mark) (inscription on reverse)
清嘉慶 御製瓠器開光詩文花卉圖筆筒 雙圈《嘉慶賞玩》楷書印款

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