Lot Essay
Compare with similar jars from the T.Y. Chao collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18 November 1986, lot 75; and two other jars sold in these Rooms, 30 October 1995, lots 656 and 656A.
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JAR AND A COVER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The rounded body painted in purplish-blue tones with a dense lotus meander issuing curled leaves and tendrils, the short neck encircled by overlapping petals, all between double-line borders; and a domed cover similarly painted, surmounted by a lotus bud shaped finial
19 1/4 in. (49 cm.) overall height
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The rounded body painted in purplish-blue tones with a dense lotus meander issuing curled leaves and tendrils, the short neck encircled by overlapping petals, all between double-line borders; and a domed cover similarly painted, surmounted by a lotus bud shaped finial
19 1/4 in. (49 cm.) overall height