29 cm. （11 3/8 in.） high

Elegantly-potted with a pear-shaped body rising from a short， slightly splayed foot to a waisted neck and an everted rim， set on one side with a curved elongated spout decorated with classic scrolls， joined at the neck by a cloud-shaped strut decorated with ruyi clouds， opposite the arched strap handle adored by grooves and surmounted by a small loop on top and accented with three knobs at the base imitating metalwork studs， beautifully painted in early Ming-style cobalt blue with barbed panel on each side， one enclosing a branch of peaches and the other with a branch of loquat， all flanked by scrolling flowers above a band of leaf lappets and classic scroll encircling the foot， the neck featuring a broad lotus scroll beneath overlapping plantain leaves， the cover further decorated with floral scrolls and stylised lotus lappets ending in a protruding ring knop， the base with a six-character zhuanshu Imperial reign mark in underglaze blue._x000D_
Ewers such as the present lot are inspired by their bronze prototypes from the Ming dynasty； the Yongzheng period saw a range of fabulous porcelain being produced in revival of the styles of the previous reigns. Compare a similar ewer and cover in the Palace Museum， Beijing， illustrated by by Geng Baochang， Ming Qing Ciqi Jianding， fig.178. See also another example previously in the collection of Dr. K.S. Lo， now presently in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art， illustrated in The Wonders of the Potter’s Pallette， Hong Kong， 1984， no.64._x000D_
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Provenance：_x000D_
Formerly in a French private collection， Paris， acquired in the first half of the 20th Century

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
USD: 191,100 - 254,800

Auction Result:
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