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CHINESE QIANLONG AND EXPORT PORCELAIN

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LEAF-SHAPED TUREEN AND COVER, Qianlong (1736 – 1795), ca. 1760-1770
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LEAF-SHAPED TUREEN AND COVER, Qianlong (1736 – 1795), ca. 1760-1770
Length: 17cm; 6 ½ ins

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Of leaf-form with lobed rims, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted with abundant sprays of hibiscus flowers, the domed leaf-shaped cover set with a moulded gilt stem handle...
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Of leaf-form with lobed rims, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted with abundant sprays of hibiscus flowers, the domed leaf-shaped cover set with a moulded gilt stem handle and similarly decorated with hibiscus blooms, and with a floral border at the rim, the gilt finial in the form of a leafy branch, the base plain.
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Literature

For a pair tureens and covers of similar design see: M. A. Pinto de Matos, The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics, A Collector's Vision, Vol. II, pl, 234-235. The author notes that this style of tureen was probably used for jam, or preserved or crystalised fruit.
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