Can - Rare covered soup bowl with handles in Chinese export Imari porcelain – Decor of peonies and - High-fired hard porcelain, hand-painted. Typical unglazed base with tool marks from
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A Chinese export Imari covered bowl with handles, hand-painted in hard-paste porcelain with peonies and scrolling foliage, from the Qianlong period (1736–1795).
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[Porcelain from China / East India Company] Rare lidded soup tureen with two flat festooned handles, in export porcelain Imari from China – Décor of peonies and arabesques – China, Qianlong period (1736–1795)
A regular and elegant lidded tureen (or bouillon pot / small covered soup tureen) equipped with two flat festooned handles featuring arabesque motifs, made in hard-plying porcelain during the Qianlong era (18th century) for the Western export market (East India Company).
Style & Decoration:
Decoration in the so-called Chinese Imari palette, combining underglaze blue, iron-red on the glaze, and subtle gilding highlights.
The sides of the vessel and the domed lid are adorned with a rich, rotating pattern of blooming peony branches and sinuous leafy arabesques.
The lid is crowned with a pointed lotus bud knob painted in underglaze blue and enhanced with gold.
The rim of the lid is outlined by a geometric frieze in iron-red (fret border).
The interior of the bowl features a floral swindle (fleuron) in iron-red and gold.
Technique & Material:
Hard-paste porcelain fired at high temperature, hand-painted. Unglazed base with tool marks from turning.
Origin: China (Jingdezhen) – export porcelain of the period.
Period: Qianlong period (1736–1795), 18th century.
Dimensions:
Total height (with lid): 14 cm
Diameter of the bowl: 16.9 cm
Overall condition: Excellent condition for an 18th-century Chinese porcelain piece.
Details: No major chipping, no cracks on the body, and no restoration.
Note: There is a small original firing hairline/crack on one of the handles (visible in close-up photo), perfectly stable and sealed under the glaze. Mild wear to the gilding on the knob and on the handles.
[Porcelain from China / East India Company] Rare lidded soup tureen with two flat festooned handles, in export porcelain Imari from China – Décor of peonies and arabesques – China, Qianlong period (1736–1795)
A regular and elegant lidded tureen (or bouillon pot / small covered soup tureen) equipped with two flat festooned handles featuring arabesque motifs, made in hard-plying porcelain during the Qianlong era (18th century) for the Western export market (East India Company).
Style & Decoration:
Decoration in the so-called Chinese Imari palette, combining underglaze blue, iron-red on the glaze, and subtle gilding highlights.
The sides of the vessel and the domed lid are adorned with a rich, rotating pattern of blooming peony branches and sinuous leafy arabesques.
The lid is crowned with a pointed lotus bud knob painted in underglaze blue and enhanced with gold.
The rim of the lid is outlined by a geometric frieze in iron-red (fret border).
The interior of the bowl features a floral swindle (fleuron) in iron-red and gold.
Technique & Material:
Hard-paste porcelain fired at high temperature, hand-painted. Unglazed base with tool marks from turning.
Origin: China (Jingdezhen) – export porcelain of the period.
Period: Qianlong period (1736–1795), 18th century.
Dimensions:
Total height (with lid): 14 cm
Diameter of the bowl: 16.9 cm
Overall condition: Excellent condition for an 18th-century Chinese porcelain piece.
Details: No major chipping, no cracks on the body, and no restoration.
Note: There is a small original firing hairline/crack on one of the handles (visible in close-up photo), perfectly stable and sealed under the glaze. Mild wear to the gilding on the knob and on the handles.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country of origin
China
Material
High-fired hard porcelain, hand-painted. Typical unglazed base with tool marks from
Model
Rare covered soup bowl with handles in Chinese export Imari porcelain – Decor of peonies and
Dynastic style/period
Qianlong (1736-1795)
Provenance
Private collection
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Attribution
Original
Height
14 cm
Width
16.9 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
Qianlong era (1736–1795), 18th century.
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