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Lot Essay
Each moulded to the exterior with five bats (wu fu) in flight, covered overall with a pale bluish-green glaze, the base white and inscribed with a Yongzheng reign mark.
The moulded bats not only symbolised the technical developments achieved during Yongzheng period but imply Chinese traditional blessing as they represent the five blessings of longevity, wealth, health, good virtues, and a peaceful passing.
Compare with an example illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2, no.855.
The moulded bats not only symbolised the technical developments achieved during Yongzheng period but imply Chinese traditional blessing as they represent the five blessings of longevity, wealth, health, good virtues, and a peaceful passing.
Compare with an example illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994-2010, vol.2, no.855.