REF No. 6631
Chinese export porcelain famille rose covered tankard
Qianlong period circa 1740
European Market
Height: 8½ inches; 21cm
A rare Chinese export porcelain tankard, brightly decorated in famille rose enamels with animals and flowers, the handle in pale blue.
This has some similarity to a small group of covered ewers of the period but this form is unusual.
Provenance: the Popowich collection, formerly with Cohen & Cohen
References: Cohen & Cohen 2015, No 43 a larger example of this form with metal mounts.
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