Description
Chinese export porcelain cream jug and cover, Qianlong ca. 1735-45. Decorated in sepia and gilt along the pear-shaped body with a butterfly and a cricket or large spotted beetle among peonies, morning glories, and chrysanthemums. The rims with a pink cell-pattern bands interrupted with three panels of flowers.
Illustrated in Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. I, pg. 166, no. 155.
Provenance: The W. Martin-Hurst Collection, no. 733; Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 157; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Height: 4 in x width: 3 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in.
Illustrated in Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. I, pg. 166, no. 155.
Provenance: The W. Martin-Hurst Collection, no. 733; Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh," 19 October 2000, Lot 157; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Exhibition: Virginia Museum, 1981-2.
Height: 4 in x width: 3 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in.
Condition
There are no noticeable cracks, chips, or losses when inspected under UV light. Light wear to rip, underside of lid, and footrim. Some accretions to the interior and sides from old adhesive on glue.
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Chinese Export Insect & Floral Cream Jug
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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