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A RARE LARGE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND JARDINIÈRE
QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A RARE LARGE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND JARDINIÈRE QIANLONG UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The impressive jardinière has a gently rounded base encircled with a band of ruyi -shaped pendant leaves. It is supported on a splayed foot and rises to a flared rim decorated with a band of large ruyi -heads. The body is finely enamelled with shaped cartouches comprising three large peony blooms on delicately curling stems and acanthus leaves, all on a vibrant coral-ground. The interior is covered with a paler coral glaze which shades to a very pale tone towards the base. 15¼ in. (38.8 cm.) diam.