well-potted, the tapering ovoid body rising to a wide shoulder and narrow short neck, decorated around the exterior in emerald-green enamel outlined and detailed in underglaze blue illustrating two five-clawed dragons striding in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' amidst ruyi-form clouds, flame scrolls issuing from their scaly bodies, a band of lappets below and a band of ruyi heads above, the shoulder with the 'Eight Auspicious Emblems' beneath a band of spirals, the recessed base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue

Collection of Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), and thence by descent. 

Roemer Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, from 1899 (on loan). 

In overall good condition with some minor wear to the surface.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A closely related jar is published in Porcelains of the National Palace Museum. Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Vol. II, Taipei, 1969, pl. 13; one in the Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, is illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 271; and another is included in Chinese Porcelain. The S.C. Tianminlou Collection, Vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 114. Several Qianlong jars with covers from important private collections include one from the collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 19th May 1981, lot 537; another from the W.W. Winkworth collection, illustrated in Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl. XCI, fig. 2, sold twice in our Hong Kong rooms, 29th November 1977, lot 128, and again, 1st November 1999, lot 463; a pair from the Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke collection, sold in our New York rooms, 31st May 1989, lot 201, one of which was sold again at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2006, lot 1443; an example with its cover from the Greenwald Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29th October 2001, lot 617, and again at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2010, lot 2831; and one from the collection of Dikran Garabed Kelekian, sold in these rooms, 19th-20th March 2013, lot 183. In recent years, jars of this type have sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2011, lot 3997; in those same rooms, 15th September 2011, lot 1558; in our London rooms, 6th November 2013, lot 181; and in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th April 2015, lot 3701.