YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

Details

A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'MELON' JAR
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The body is elegantly divided into six lobes and tapers from the rounded shoulder to the foot of conforming outline. Each lobe is decorated with a fruiting leafy melon vine of varying composition.
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's London, 18 May 2012, Lot 1320.

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Lot Essay

Compare a similar jar sold at Christie's New York, 13-14 September 2012, lot 1460.

See also a jar with a similar decoration illustrated in Imperial Perfection, The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Selection From The Wang Xing Lou Collection, p. 44 & 45.

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