Lot Essay
A pair of Daoguang jars and and covers of this pattern in the Umezawa Kinenkan in Tokyo was included in the exhibition, Shincho Toji, MOA Art Museum, 1984, illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 47.
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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
A FINE DOUCAI FLORAL JAR
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A FINE DOUCAI FLORAL JAR
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Of shouldered form with short cylindrical neck, the sides painted in underglaze-blue and translucent enamels with roundels of chrysanthemums, the red and yellow blooms linked by broad leaves, divided by stylised lotus sprays, arranged as two tiers around the body, between blue ground bands of stylised ruyi heads
4 1/4 in. (11.4 cm.) high, box
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Of shouldered form with short cylindrical neck, the sides painted in underglaze-blue and translucent enamels with roundels of chrysanthemums, the red and yellow blooms linked by broad leaves, divided by stylised lotus sprays, arranged as two tiers around the body, between blue ground bands of stylised ruyi heads
4 1/4 in. (11.4 cm.) high, box