Lot 615. A celadon-glazed ovoid jar, yueya er guan, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 25,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The tapering body is carved on two sides with a pair of flat crescent-shaped handles, and is covered overall with a glaze of pale blue-green color.

Provenance: Christie's Paris, 14 June 2006, lot 362.
The Studio of the Clear Garden.

Note: Jars of this form with a cover are sometimes called ri yue quan ('sun and moon jar'), or yueya er guan ('jar with crescent moon handles'). Very similar jars include one illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. II, p. 211, no. 866; one identified specifically as a tea caddy in Empty Vessels, Replenished Minds: The Culture, Practise, and Art of Tea, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2002, p. 178, no. 156; and another in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Reigns, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995, no. 68. See, also, the example sold at Christie's London, 8 November 2011, lot 323.

Christie's. The Studio of the Clear Garden: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 22 March 2018, New York