DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

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A GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' JAR
DAOGUANG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The ovoid body is decorated in green enamels outlined in underglaze blue with two large dragons striding through flames and clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls, between a lappet band below and the bajixiang in a band on the shoulder between narrow ruyi and spiral borders.
8 in. (20.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Luis Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988) Collection, Portugal.

Lot Essay

A jar of this pattern, also with a Daoguang mark, was included in the exhibition, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing from the Kwan Collection, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983, pl. 79. The Qianlong prototype of this jar is illustrated together with a panoramic view of the decoration in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol.1, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, p. 156, pl. 114.

A similar Daoguang-marked jar was sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1373.

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