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Lot Essay
The design of the current jars is inspired by Chenghua prototypes, such as the Chenghua-marked doucai jar with medallions of chrysanthemums and butterflies from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 166.
Compare to a similar pair in the Tianjin Art Museum, included in the exhibition Chinese Treasures of 5000 Years, Japan, 1985, Catalogue, no. 46; another pair was included in the exhibition Min Shin no Bijutsu (The Art of Ming and Qing), Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, Catalogue, p. 43, no. 1-192. A further pair was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 April 1998, lot 816. Another pair was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3170.
Compare also to a blue and white example of this pattern, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1829.
Compare to a similar pair in the Tianjin Art Museum, included in the exhibition Chinese Treasures of 5000 Years, Japan, 1985, Catalogue, no. 46; another pair was included in the exhibition Min Shin no Bijutsu (The Art of Ming and Qing), Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, 1980, Catalogue, p. 43, no. 1-192. A further pair was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 April 1998, lot 816. Another pair was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2011, lot 3170.
Compare also to a blue and white example of this pattern, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1829.