A BLUE AND WHITE EWER AND COVER (HE) QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD

of archaic bronze he form, the globular body raised on four columnar legs and painted in underglaze blue with the bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems') on detached lotus sprays, the waisted upright neck encircled by a lingzhi scroll above a key fret band, the shallow domed cover decorated with a matching lingzhi scroll repeated on the upright tapered spout, 'C'-shaped handle and legs (2)

Acquired from a German dealer before 1924.
Brought to the United States circa 1934, by Gertrude Morgenroth, Great Neck, New York.
Thence by descent to Eva Lande.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio (before 1981).
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio (1981-2008).

The handle of the ewer was broken in several segments and has been repaired. A 1/8 inch wide glaze pull just below the rim on the exterior. In otherwise good condition. The cover also in good condition with a tiny pinhole on the rim.
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