JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

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A BLUE-GLAZED CONG-FORM VASE
JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Of square section, the rectangular body is raised on a broad circular foot and decorated on two sides with moulded elephant-head and fixed-ring handles, covered overall, including the base, with a glaze of dark blue tone that thins to a paler tone on the raised areas.
11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

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Lot Essay

The seal on the underside of the Japanese wood box cover appears to mention the name Sekiken-an, which is the pseudonym of the collector Matsumoto Matsuzou (1870-1936), a successful businessman who was appointed as the president of one of the major railway companies at the time, Kyushu Denki Kidou. 770 items from his collection were sold between 1933 – 1934 at Osaka Bijutsu Club and Tokyo Bijutsu Club, and several of them were subsequently designated National Treasures or Important Cultural Relics.

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