QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A PAIR OF IRON-RED-DECORATED STEM BOWLS AND COVERS
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE SQUARES AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each stem bowl finely potted and vividly painted in iron-red with two winged dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the interior with a seal mark in the center, the domed cover decorated with two dragons below the reticulated finial modeled as a chicken, the interior of the cover with another seal mark in iron-red
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam., two stands, fitted boxes (2)

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A Qianlong-marked stem bowl of the same size and decoration, in the collection of the Tianjin Museum, is illustrated in The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics - 15 - Qing, Shanghai, 2000, no. 83. For a photograph of numerous identical stem bowls, shown in situ for use in ritual offerings in the 'Hall of the Sun Buddha', see Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, Beijing, 1998, pp. 267-7.

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