A fine and very rare pair of doucai 'lotus and chrysanthemum' jars and covers, Seal marks and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 鬪彩番蓮團菊紋蓋罐一對 《大清乾隆年製》款

Property from an English Private Collection

A fine and very rare pair of doucai 'lotus and chrysanthemum' jars and covers

Seal marks and period of Qianlong

清乾隆 鬪彩番蓮團菊紋蓋罐一對 《大清乾隆年製》款

each with a finely potted ovoid body rising from a tapered foot to a rounded shoulder and an upright rim, embellished to the exterior 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 flat-topped cover similarly decorated to the centre with a chrysanthemum medallion, the sides adorned with four leafy lotus, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue 

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Heights 12 cm, 4¾ in.