A large doucai 'floral' jardinière, Seal mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 鬪彩團花卷草紋缸 《大清乾隆年製》款

Sir Francis Cook (1817-1901) collection, by repute.

Collection of the Palácio de Monserrate, Sintra, by repute.

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The present jardinière belongs to a small group of vessels that successfully incorporate two decorative styles – the doucai palette invented in the Ming dynasty, and famille-rose enamels developed in the Yongzheng period. The sturdily potted vessel, densely painted with Rococo-inspired composite floral scrolls outlined in cobalt blue and enhanced by bright, opaque enamels, represents the Qianlong Emperor's eclectic taste that shaped the development during his reign.

A few similar jardinières are preserved in major museums, including one from the J.M. Hu Collection in the Shanghai Museum, published in Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hu, Shanghai, 1989, cat. no. 68; another in the Idemitsu Museum, Tokyo, illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 947; and a further example in Sekai toji zenshu / Ceramic Art of the World, vol. 15, Tokyo, 1983, pls 94 and 95. Compare also two examples sold in these rooms, 2nd May 2000, lot 675; and another 12th October 2021, lot 17.

本品紋飾結合鬪彩及粉彩，前者創於大明，後者完備於大清雍正一朝，釉彩繽紛奪目，宛若百花爭妍，團花卷草紋飾見西洋洛可可風格，青花細膩勾勒，輝映明豔釉彩，富麗豐華，反映乾隆皇帝之品味。

比較胡惠春舊藏一例，現為上海博物館藏品，出版於《胡惠春先生王華雲女士捐贈瓷器精品選》，上海，1989年，編號68；東京出光美術館藏一例，錄於《世界陶磁全集》，卷15，東京，1983年，圖版94、95。另可參考兩拍賣類例，分別售於香港蘇富比2000年5月2日，編號675；及2021年10月12日，編號17。