A LARGE DOUCAI AND FAMILLE ROSE DECORATED JARDINIERE

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A LARGE DOUCAI AND FAMILLE ROSE DECORATED JARDINIERE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

The deep ovoid body finely decorated with five floral medallions composed of a lotus blossom surrounded by a composite foliate scroll, all separated and framed by foliate arabesques, between a band of upright petal lappets below and a narrow ruyi band above, the mouth rim encircled by a band of linked cartouches enclosing floral sprays, the reign mark inscribed within a countersunk disc encircled by the unglazed base
13 1/8 in. (33.8 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

Cf. a jardiniere of this type illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 15, Japan, 1983, pls. 94 and 95; one in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989, pl. 68; and another in the Osaka Museum, illustrated in Ming and Qing Ceramics and Works of Art, no. 191. Other examples have also been sold in these Rooms, 2 May 1994, lot 696, and 30 April 2000, lot 528.

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