QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

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A Green-Glazed Dragon Jar
Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period
The elegant, tapering ovoid body pencilled in underglaze blue outline with two dragons racing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of flaming pearls between a petal lappet border below and a band of the bajixiang above, all picked out in a rich green glaze
8¼in. (21cm.) high, reticulated wood cover

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Tax exempt.

Lot Essay

Compare the similar Qianlong-marked jar with cover in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Book II, Hong Kong, 1969, pl. 13; and another is illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, Part I, pl. 114, together with a panoramic view, Part II, pp. 156-157.

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