Lot Essay
An identical piece in the British Museum was included in the Exhibition of Japanese Porcelain of the First half of the 19th Century, Oriental Ceramics Society, 25th April 1973, no. 59b.
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NINE CHARACTER JIAQING MARK CORRESPONDING TO THE YEAR 1820
Details
A rare dated blue and white square tea caddy and cover
Nine character Jiaqing mark corresponding to the year 1820
Each side painted respectively with a phoenix, dragon, tortoise and qilin between a plain recessed band and borders with a cloud- and wave-pattern, the flat shoulder and cover encircled with a cash coin band, knop finial
20 cm. high
Nine character Jiaqing mark corresponding to the year 1820
Each side painted respectively with a phoenix, dragon, tortoise and qilin between a plain recessed band and borders with a cloud- and wave-pattern, the flat shoulder and cover encircled with a cash coin band, knop finial
20 cm. high
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