QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A RARE DOUCAI DISH
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The interior is painted in a rich doucai palette with a sceme of two cranes with tallies in their beaks, flying amid auspicious clouds above a pavilion rising from turbulent waves, all below a band of ruyi heads below the rim. The exterior is painted with stylized foliate scroll incorporating flowerheads, peaches and bats.
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Acquired in Boston in 1990.

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Lot Essay

The depiction of the sea, pavilion, and the tally grasped in the beak of the crane in flight form the rebus, haiwu tianchou, which expresses a wish for longevity.

A Qianlong-marked doucai dish of this design was sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet, Hong Kong, 20 May 1981, lot 828.

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