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No other Yongzheng-marked Ru-type jardinière of this exact form appears to be published, although
variations on the form are known. The closest in shape is the Yongzheng-marked, celadon-glazed
example of comparable size (22.8 cm. long) with plain sides and ruyi-bracket feet, in the Wang Xing Lou
Collection, illustrated in Imperial Perfection, The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors: Kangxi -
Yongzheng - Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 182-83, no. 67, where it is noted that shallow jardinières
or penjing (pot landscapes) of this type “were used for miniature gardens or single bonsai trees”, which
were popular in the Qing palace. Two other celadon-glazed examples of larger size have been published:
one (46.2 cm.) that has plain sides and no feet was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2009, lot
1889; and the other (37.3 cm.), raised on three pairs of bracket feet, is illustrated in Qing Imperial
Monochromes: The Zande Lou Collection, Shanghai, 2005, pp. 60-61, no. 13.

The inspiration for the shape of the present and Wang Xing Lou jardinières may have been Song dynasty
prototypes, such as the rectangular Junyao example in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 32 - Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong
Kong 1996, p. 23, pl. 19, which also has an everted rim and is raised on ruyi feet.

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