A Chinese blue and white 'pomegranate' tureen with cover and stand, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Rounded body shaped as a pomegranate with a characteristic stalk at one side and a twig at the opposite side. The cover with three pomegranates in relief and a twig shaped finial connecting them. The stand with molded fluted rim. All decorated with underglaze blue and gilding. Length tureen 16, height tureen 13.5 cm. Diameter stand 24.5 cm.
Repair at the stem at the side of the tureen.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish collector.
Literature
Compare a similar shaped famille rose tureen "China for the West", Howard and Ayers, 1978, Vol I, p. 184 and 185, no. 181.
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