A CELADON-GLAZED DRUM-SHAPED VESSEL, JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD China, 1795-1820. Sturdily potted with swelling sides rising to a slightly incurved mouth rim, set with molded taotie mask handles suspending mock rings, between two rows of bosses resembling rivets encircling the raised base and rim, applied overall with an even pale celadon glaze finely suffused with bubbles and thinning to white on the molded parts, except for a ring left in the biscuit around the recessed base.

Provenance: From an old South German private collection and thence by descent within the same family. Acquired by the grandfather of the last owner between 1920 and 1930 in Asia. Fragments of an ancient paper label to base.
Condition: Perfect condition with only minor wear and minimal firing irregularities.

Weight: 1,372 g
Dimensions: Height 16.8 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Near-identical
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2012, lot 3042
Price: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 41,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A celadon-glazed drum-shaped vessel, seal mark and period of Jiaqing
Expert remark: Compare the near-identical form, glaze, size, and molded taotie mask handles


嘉慶款及年代青釉鼓丁罐
中國，1795-1820年。鼓式罐，形似古代繡墩，其中間鼓起，口足收斂，罐兩側浮雕雙獅頭輔首銜環，上下各一周鼓釘，通體施青釉，釉色淡雅柔和，器型古樸。底足内凹，可見青花六字款“大清嘉慶年製”。

來源：德國南部舊藏，保存在同一家族至今。由現藏家的祖父於1920-1930年間在亞洲購得。底足内有舊標籤殘片。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損和細微冲線。

重量：1,372 克
尺寸：高16.8 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：幾乎相同
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2012年10月9日，lot 3042
價格：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 41,000）
描述：嘉慶款及年代青釉鼓丁罐
專家評論：比較幾乎相同的外型、釉色、尺寸，以及輔首銜環。