A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Imperial Poem' Tea Bowl and Cover, Qianlong Mark
清乾隆丙寅（1746）款青花御題三清茶詩蓋碗

Qianlong Mark

The central band to the lid and body worked to show an imperial poem about tea within lingzhi borders, bearing a date for lunar year bingyin (1746), bearing a Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue to the underside.
款識：
梅花色不妖，佛手香且潔。松實味芳腴，三品殊清絕。烹以折腳鐺，沃之承筐雪。火候辯魚蟹，鼎煙叠生滅。越甌潑仙乳，氈廬適禪悅。五蘊凈大半，可悟不可說。馥馥兜羅遞，活活雲漿澈。偓佺遺可餐，林逋賞時別。懶舉趙州案，頗笑玉川譎。寒宵聽行漏，古月看懸玦。軟飽趁幾余，敲吟興無竭。乾隆丙寅（1746）小春御題。
Note:
For a similar example in iron red enamels, see Christie's New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, March 26, 2010, sale 2297 lot 1437.

Height 3 in., 7.6 cm; diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

In overall very good and complete condition, with no visible chips, hairlines, or restoration. Minor pitting to the glaze to the interior. Under UV light no repairs or restorations were seen.

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From the Philadelphia area, Farina has always been interested in the arts. He first joined Freeman’s as the Gallery Director in 1992 and is returning after more than 20 years in the field.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from the University of Virginia where he studied History and Studio Art. In 1998 he received his Master of Fine and Decorative Arts degree from Sotheby's Institute, London.

Farina moved to New York in 1999 to continue his career; first at William Doyle Galleries, a Manhattan auction house, then in 2000 at Sothebys.com in New York as a cataloguer of decorative arts. During his eight year tenure at Sotheby’s, he researched and catalogued a wide range of rare and important materials for the arcade decorative arts, fine arts, and Chinese works of art departments. In 2009, he joined Gurr Johns appraisers and art consultants as an appraiser of fine and decorative arts and as a consignment advisor. He is a member of the Appraisers Association of America, certified in Chinese works of art and general fine and decorative arts.

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Xuanyu Li joined the Asian Art department in 2021 and now serves as an Associate Specialist and an apprentice auctioneer. Born and raised in Shenzhen, China, he is deeply interested in Asian culture and history, with a particular emphasis on Chinese archaic jades. Li earned a bachelors degree in 2019 from Oregon State University where he studied Construction Engineering Management. In 2020, he received his Master of Science degree in Arts Administration and Museum Leadership from Drexel University.

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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Imperial Poem' Tea Bowl and Cover, Qianlong Mark
清乾隆丙寅（1746）款青花御題三清茶詩蓋碗

Qianlong Mark

Height 3 in., 7.6 cm; diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Please email [email protected] for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

Asian Works of Art

A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Imperial Poem' Tea Bowl and Cover, Qianlong Mark
清乾隆丙寅（1746）款青花御題三清茶詩蓋碗

Asian Works of Art

A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Imperial Poem' Tea Bowl and Cover, Qianlong Mark 清乾隆丙寅（1746）款 青花御題三清茶詩蓋碗

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A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Imperial Poem' Tea Bowl and Cover, Qianlong Mark
清乾隆丙寅（1746）款青花御題三清茶詩蓋碗