Lot Essay
The hall mark, Yang he tang zhi, may be translated, 'Hall for Cultivating Harmony'. It was used from the Yongzheng through the Jiaqing periods.
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YANG HE TANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND DOUBLE CIRCLE, QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
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YANG HE TANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND DOUBLE CIRCLE, QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The interior with five iron-red bats, the wufu, encircling a gilt shou medallion, repeated on the exterior reserved on a ground of pale blue enamel T-fret diaper above a band of auspicious objects floating on white-capped green waves crashing against blue rocks, all above a narrow band of pale blue key fret encircling the foot
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam. (2)
YANG HE TANG ZHI FOUR-CHARACTER HALL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND DOUBLE CIRCLE, QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The interior with five iron-red bats, the wufu, encircling a gilt shou medallion, repeated on the exterior reserved on a ground of pale blue enamel T-fret diaper above a band of auspicious objects floating on white-capped green waves crashing against blue rocks, all above a narrow band of pale blue key fret encircling the foot
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Purchased in China.
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