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The present jardinière belongs to a group of vessels commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795) in imitation of cloisonné
enamel. The Qianlong Emperor was particularly fond of cloisonné work, which he revived on a grand scale after it fell out of favor
under his predecessor, the Yongzheng Emperor (1722-1735). Cloisonné was imitated not only on enameled porcelain, as seen on
the present jardinière, but even on enameled copper, where the 'cloisons' separating the enamels were replaced by finely painted
golden lines.

See a pair of nearly identical jardinières from the Edward.T. Chow Collection, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1981, lot
596. Compare also a pair of slightly smaller jardinières decorated with dragons confronting lotus, sold twice at Christie's, first in
Hong Kong, 1st November 2004, lot 1150, and then in London, 13th May 2008, lot 251.

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