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

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A VERY RARE COPPER RED-SPLASHED CELADON-GLAZED 'LINGZHI' INK PALETTE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The gently lobed palette is potted with shallow ribbed sides rising around the flattened recessed palette to form the rim in the form of a lingzhi fungus. A second, smaller lingzhi stem rises from between the scrolling sides of the washer. The raised areas are accented with bright copper-red splashes.
9½ in. (24.3 cm.) wide, carved wood stand

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Lot Essay

Compare the Qianlong peach-form brush washer, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 37 - Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl. 217. The Palace peach-form washer shares a similar configuration of a large fruit forming the well, with branches bearing smaller fruit growing to the side.

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