A FAMILLE ROSE LIME GREEN-GROUND 'LOTUS SCROLL' JAR AND COVER
Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period The ovoid body rising from a short slightly splayed foot to rounded shoulders and a short neck, enamelled with vibrant lotus blossoms borne on leafy foliage, the flower heads alternating with gilt shou characters and endless knots, interspersed with peaches and bats, all set against a lime-green ground, the interior and base enamelled in turquoise, with a similarly decorated cover surmounted by a finial. 33cm (13in) high. (2).
清嘉慶 綠地粉彩描金纏枝花卉紋燈籠瓶帶蓋 礬紅「大清嘉慶年製」篆書款
See a related doucai jar and cover of the same shape and similar decoration, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, illustrated in Zhongguo qingdai ciqi, Beijing, 2002, p.309. A similarly decorated green-ground vase, but of different shape, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, is in the Qing Court Collection and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 2008, pl.172.
Compare with a very similar lime green-ground famille rose jar and cover, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3055.
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