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A Ming Fahua baluster jar and cover
Estimate
15.000 - 20.000
Session
30 September 2020
Hammer Price
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Fahua glazed ceramic
Relief and polychrome decoration in turquoise, white and ochre
Depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove on a landscape with rocks, pine trees and cloud scrolls
Shoulder decorated with the eight Taoist symbols on a ruyi frieze and neck with vaporous clouds
Decorated near the base with a large petal lappet band enclosing inverted lotus buds
Domed cover with two peonies sprays and insects
Ming Dynasty, late 15th, early 16th century
Jingdezhen region
(cover restored; losses to the glazing)
Height: 42 cm
Category
Asian Art
Additional Information
Literature:
Anthony du Boulay, Christie's Pictorical History of Chinese Ceramics, pp.174-177.
Closed Auction
