JIAQING SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

During the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, there was a considerable demand for vessels painted around the body with children. It is unusual to find pieces with this decoration on a small scale. Compare the small Jiaqing-marked famille rose hexafoil jar and cover from the Robert Chang Collection, also painted with a scene of boys on a small scale, exhibited at Christie's London, An Exhibition of Important Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, 2-14 June 1993, Catalogue no. 98; and sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2203.