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PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY COLLECTION OF GENERAL JOSEPH W. STILWELL
A RARE IMPERIAL MOLDED GOURD CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
JIAQING SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Details
A RARE IMPERIAL MOLDED GOURD CYLINDRICAL BRUSH POT
JIAQING SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Made from a natural gourd grown into a mold, the brush pot is decorated on one side with a panel enclosing peony paired with magnolia, and narcissus paired with prunus on the other, divided by further panels with poetic inscriptions referring to the plants respectively. A four-character mark, Jiaqing shangwan (for the appreciation and pleasure of Jiaqing), is molded on the base within a double circle. The interior and mouth rim are covered in black lacquer.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
JIAQING SHANGWAN FOUR-CHARACTER MOLDED MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
Made from a natural gourd grown into a mold, the brush pot is decorated on one side with a panel enclosing peony paired with magnolia, and narcissus paired with prunus on the other, divided by further panels with poetic inscriptions referring to the plants respectively. A four-character mark, Jiaqing shangwan (for the appreciation and pleasure of Jiaqing), is molded on the base within a double circle. The interior and mouth rim are covered in black lacquer.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946), acquired in the early twentieth century, and thence by descent within the family.