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A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE DOUCAI 'DRAGON' JARLET AND COVER

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A VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE DOUCAI 'DRAGON' JARLET AND COVER
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Of globular form with a short lipped rim, delicately enamelled around the body with two five-clawed dragons amidst cloud scrolls in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', one dragon in red the other in blue, above crashing waves and rockwork around the base and below a band of lappets at the rim, the cover similarly decorated with lappets and cloud scrolls
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) wide, wood stand, box
Provenance
J. M. Hu collection

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Lot Essay

No other doucai example of this form and decoration appears to be recorded. A comparable Qianlong doucai jarlet was sold at Christies Hong Kong, 27 May 2007, lot 1365.

A similarly decorated Yongzheng-marked doucai globular jarlet without its cover was sold at Christies London, 4 November 2008, lot 219. A further Yongzheng-marked example is illustrated by John Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. 4, Geneva, 1974, A572 (no.61).

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