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A Chinese export porcelain lidded ginger jar of baluster form, featuring a vibrant iron-red ground decorated with fine white enamel scrolling foliage. The body is set with two large white-ground quatrefoil reserves, each delicately painted with a bird perched upon a flowering prunus branch. The neck is encircled by a polychrome geometric meander border. The base is finished with a wide band of stylised lotus lappets in turquoise, yellow, and pink enamels. The matching domed lid features a smaller floral reserve and is surmounted by a gilded bud finial. The lower rim of the lid is decorated with a turquoise-ground border containing floral scrolls. No marks are visible on the exterior of the body or lid.
Height: Approximately 11.5 inches (29 cm).
Condition report:
The jar appears to be in very good overall condition with no visible chips, cracks, or restorations to the body or lid. There is minor, age-related wear to the gilding on the finial and some light surface wear to the enamel decoration consistent with age.
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