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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY COLLECTION OF GENERAL JOSEPH W. STILWELL
AN IMPERIAL LACQUERED AND MOLDED GOURD BOWL
QIANLONG SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
AN IMPERIAL LACQUERED AND MOLDED GOURD BOWL
QIANLONG SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The rounded sides of the bowl are finely molded on the exterior with two pairs of dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst stylized clouds, all between bands of key fret. The black lacquer interior is decorated with gilt roundels of various decorative motifs. A four-character Qianlong shangwan (for the appreciation and pleasure of Qianlong) mark within a double circle is molded on the base.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam.
QIANLONG SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The rounded sides of the bowl are finely molded on the exterior with two pairs of dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst stylized clouds, all between bands of key fret. The black lacquer interior is decorated with gilt roundels of various decorative motifs. A four-character Qianlong shangwan (for the appreciation and pleasure of Qianlong) mark within a double circle is molded on the base.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Collection of General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946), acquired in the early twentieth century, and thence by descent within the family.