Lot 258
CELADON-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
清道光款及年代 冬青釉月牙耳茶葉蓋罐
the ovoid body smoothly rising to a short waisted neck, flanked by a pair of low-relief C-shaped mock-handles on the shoulder, surmounted by a domed cover, covered overall in an even pale celadon glaze, the recessed base inscribed with a six-character Daoguang mark in underglaze blue
Dimensions
21.5cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, Surrey; previously acquired from an estate in Wales
Footnote
Note: This ovoid jar is of a well-known form and produced from Kangxi to Daoguang period for storing tea leaves, occasionally referred to as a yueyaer guan ('jar with crescent moon handles') due to the form of its mock-handles. A very similar example, with Qinanlong mark and of the period, was in the Qing Court collection and is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum no. Gu Ci故瓷11265. Another example was illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Meiyintang Collection, vol. II, London, 1994, p. 211, no. 866. A further comparable example with Daoguang mark was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2021, lot 143.