Property of an English Lady 英國女史珍藏
A doucai 'lotus and chrysanthemum' jar Seal mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 鬪彩番蓮團菊紋罐 《大清乾隆年製》款
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Property of an English Lady
A doucai 'lotus and chrysanthemum' jar
Seal mark and period of Qianlong
英國女史珍藏
清乾隆 鬪彩番蓮團菊紋罐 《大清乾隆年製》款
the exterior decorated with roundels enclosing pairs of red and yellow blooming chrysanthemum against leafy green grounds, alternating with lotus in red and yellow enamels borne on undulating leafy scrolls, all between bands of ruyi heads, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark
11.3 cm
Collection of Colin and Freda Wharf, thence by descent.
Marchant, London.
Colin and Freda Wharf 伉儷收藏，此後家族傳承
馬錢特，倫敦
Although no exact prototype is recorded, this type of doucai chrysanthemum jar is believed to be modelled after Chenghua. The design is well-known from Chenghua bowls. See a doucai bowl excavated from the waste heaps of the Ming imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, included in the exhibition A Legacy of Chenghua, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1993, cat. no. C119. Compare also a Chenghua jar and cover with a related design in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji. Gongyi meishu bian: Taoci [Complete series on Chinese art. Arts and crafts section: Ceramics], Shanghai, 1988-91, vol. 3, pl. 96. A similar jar and cover was sold in these rooms, 7th April 2015, lot 3713, and a pair with covers was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th November 2013, lot 3029.