A blue and white porcelain jar  Late Ming dynasty
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A blue and white porcelain jar
Late Ming dynasty
Of Swatow type, sturdily potted with four animal mask handles applied to the tapering shoulders and two dragons among clouds painted to the exterior, the recessed base showing sandy kiln adhesions in the glaze.
12 3/4in (32.5cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,500 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500

Footnotes

  • Exhibited and published:
    South-east Asian and Chinese Trade Pottery, (Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1979), No. 125
    Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, (Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981), No. 208

    Published:
    Duncan Macintosh, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, (Bamboo Publishing Company, London, 1986), p. 118, second edition

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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