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Ming period dragons were generally incised and reserved in the biscuit, and after the first firing enameled in green and black, in
the Qing dynasty the dragons are invariably painted over a layer of transparent glaze.

A Jiaqing mark and period jar and cover of this type was sold in our London rooms, 18th June 1985, lot 165, and twice in our Hong
Kong rooms, 18th May 1988, lot 290, and 5th November 1996, lot 929; another was sold at Christie’s Amsterdam, 17th May 1995,
lot 348; and a third lacking the cover, from the Edward T. Chow Collection, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1981, lot
538.

For the prototype of this form and design, compare a Qianlong mark and period jar and cover, in the National Palace Museum,
Taipei, published in Enamelled Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1957, pl. 13.

The Poniatowskis were one of the most prominent families in Poland in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. In three
generations, the family rose from the rank of gentry, to senator, to royalty when Stanislaw Poniatowski was elected King of Poland
(r. 1764-1795).

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