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

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A COPPER-RED-DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE MOON FLASK
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each side decorated in copper red of soft, shaded tones with a dragon leaping in pursuit of a copper-red flaming pearl amidst blue clouds and above a band of wind-tossed waves, with a pair of arched handles painted with classic scroll joined to the cylindrical neck, raised on an oval foot ring
13 in. (33 cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar moon flask with Qianlong mark from the Reitlinger Collection is illustrated by S. Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl. XCIV, fig. 1. Another was included in the exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1994, no. 66. See, also, the similar example sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 15 June 1999, lot 72 and another from the Norton Collection, sold in our London rooms, 5 November 1960, lot 200, is now in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and was included in their exhibition of Chinese Ceramics, 1965, no. 116.

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