Property from Various Owners
A blue and white porcelain ovoid jar
Transitional period
Its short neck ringed with descending leaves and its compressed ovoid body painted with a qilin turning its head backward as it sits near a garden wall surrounded by banana plants and a fantastic rock, the celadon-tinged glaze covering the interior and exterior walls while the unglazed biscuit can be seen on the rim and the flat base.
11 3/8in (29cm) high
Its short neck ringed with descending leaves and its compressed ovoid body painted with a qilin turning its head backward as it sits near a garden wall surrounded by banana plants and a fantastic rock, the celadon-tinged glaze covering the interior and exterior walls while the unglazed biscuit can be seen on the rim and the flat base.
11 3/8in (29cm) high
Sold for
US$ 8,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
ex-Matthew Wong Collection,
purchased 1993-1994
Category: Asian Art
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