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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COLLECTION
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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JUE AND STAND
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
(1736-1795)
The exterior of the libation cup, jue, is painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue
to depict cranes in fight amidst scrolling clouds, supported on three feet
which are decorated with foral scrolls. The stand is similarly decorated with
cranes and clouds surrounding crashing clouds. The cup and stand both bear
the imperial seal mark.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) high overall
£50,000-80,000 $66,000-100,000
€56,000-89,000
PROVENANCE
Private English collection, acquired by a Protestant missionary in Beijing in the
19th century, then by descent within the family.
Private Southeast Asian collection.
(marks)
Compare the present lot to a very similar Qianlong blue and white jue and
stand in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, museum no. C.95-
1913. Another example was sold at Christie’s London, 5 November 2013, lot
477.
清乾隆 青花雲鶴紋爵杯連托 四字篆書款

來源:
英國傳教士於十九世紀駐北京時所藏
東南亞私人珍藏