A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE BEGONIA-SHAPED JARDINIERES AND STANDS QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

each modelled on a begonia flower and in quatrefoil section, the jardinière with flaring sides rising from four ruyi-shaped feet to an everted rim, brightly enamelled on the exterior with pairs of blue or pink winged dragons flanking large stylised lotus blooms interspersed amongst dense foliate scrolls and further flowers, the top of the rim encircled by a floral scroll against a lime-green ground between gilt bands, bordered by a gilt-decorated iron-red classic scroll band at the lip, the interior enamelled in turquoise and the base painted with scattered iron-red florets, the stand of corresponding shape and matching decoration
stands 21.2 cm, 8 3/8 in.

Provenance:
Collection of J.T. Tai (1911-1992).
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 21st May 1985, lot 33.
Christie's Hong Kong, 8th October 1990, lot 327.