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TWO DOUCAI OVIFORM JARS For an identical single jar in the Qing Court Collection, see Porcelains
Yongzheng mark, Late Qing/Republic period in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The Complete Collection of
Each of ovoid form, decorated with scattered asymmetric floral Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2008, p. 248, no. 227.
blossoms in pastel shades, the base with a six-character mark in For a similarly decorated bowl with over-glaze enamels of the ‘famille-
double ring. rose’ palette, see Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3606.
6 3/4in (17.2cm) and 6 7/8in (17.5cm) high (2).
The flowerhead roundels appear to derive their origins from a
$10,000 - 15,000 Japanese aesthetic of heraldic symbols (mon), seen primarily in
lacquerware and textiles. The use of these symbols in kosomesuke
清晚期/民國 鬥彩皮球花小罐兩件 ceramics of the late Ming is well known.

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