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Lot Essay
The decoration of the present jar epitomizes much of the extravagant, colorful, and technically unsurpassed Qianlong style. Using enamels in almost every color available with great delicacy and skill, the jar combines a formality of design with a liveliness and detail in the execution.
It is unusual to find this famille rose ruby-ground palette on a jar of this shape. It is more frequently seen on smaller, two-handled vases, such as the double-gourd form vase illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum – 39 – Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 144, no. 126, and the vase with lotus scroll and Daoist Emblems, illustrated ibid., p. 145, no. 127.
Other examples of Qianlong-period, ruby-ground vases with iron-red seal marks include a vase sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1547, and a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1922.
It is unusual to find this famille rose ruby-ground palette on a jar of this shape. It is more frequently seen on smaller, two-handled vases, such as the double-gourd form vase illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum – 39 – Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 144, no. 126, and the vase with lotus scroll and Daoist Emblems, illustrated ibid., p. 145, no. 127.
Other examples of Qianlong-period, ruby-ground vases with iron-red seal marks include a vase sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1547, and a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1922.