QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Details

A RARE RU-TYPE GLAZED OVAL JARDINIÈRE
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The jardinière is of oval form with slightly flared sides, raised on four low bracket feet, and covered inside and out with a greyish-blue glaze thinning to a darker grey on the rim. The recessed base with six spur marks is also glazed and inscribed with the reign mark at the center.
9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box

Provenance

Formerly in an Important Private Japanese collection, amassed in the early 20th century

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This jardinière was made for the Emperor Qianlong in deliberate imitation of Imperial Ru wares produced in Northern Song dynasty. Song Ru wares have captured the imagination of collectors ever since they were first made, but surviving examples from the Northern Song period are very rare.Compare a very similar Qianlong period Ru-type oval jardinière without the four feet, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2012, lot 4152.

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