A CANTON ENAMEL JARDINIERE

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A CANTON ENAMEL JARDINIERE
QIANLONG

Of tapered rectangular section with canted corners, the four sides are finely painted with raised panels enclosing either scholars in landscapes reading and playing music, or pairs of deer or cranes, all reserved on a multi-coloured diaper ground with stylized medallions at the corners, the everted rim with a classic meander, the base with two circular appetures for drainage (enamel losses retouched)
13 1/2 in. (34.2 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Compare with a Canton enamel box decorated with related panels reserved on a similar diaper ground illustrated in Spink & Son Ltd, the Minor Arts of China, IV, no. 103; and a pair of dishes illustrated in Chinese Painted Enamels, The China Institute in America, 1970, no. 12.

(US$9,000-12,000)

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