A FINE PAIR OF SMALL BLUE AND WHITE ZHADOU

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A FINE PAIR OF SMALL BLUE AND WHITE ZHADOU
DAOGUANG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD

Each decorated on the compressed body and the flared neck with bands of composite foliate scroll within borders of ruyi heads, petal lappets and key-fret, a narrow band of classic scroll encircling the shallow foot
3 3/8in. (8.5cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

A blue and white zhadou of the same size and pattern, with a Daoguang mark, is illustrated by Liu Liang-yu, Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, Taipei, 1991, p. 259. See, also, the example sold in our Hong Kong rooms, October 30, 1995, lot 782