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

Qianlong-marked ‘dragon’ jardinières of this size are very rare, as they are more commonly found in smaller size such as the one (13.8 cm. high, 21 cm. diam.) in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 274.