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Lot Essay
Tubular porcelain hat stands with openwork decoration such as this one appeared during the emperor Jiaqing's reign. They were used to support the hat and the custom of burning incense inside the vase would perfume the hat.
Our present yangcai hat stand depicting nine dragons of various colors is extremely rare and is a perfect example of imperial porcelains for daily usage. Compare with a nearly identical example, also bearing an iron-red Jiaqing mark, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 170. See a Jiaqing millefleurs hat-stand of the same form sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27 November 2007, lot 1766.
Our present yangcai hat stand depicting nine dragons of various colors is extremely rare and is a perfect example of imperial porcelains for daily usage. Compare with a nearly identical example, also bearing an iron-red Jiaqing mark, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 170. See a Jiaqing millefleurs hat-stand of the same form sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27 November 2007, lot 1766.