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A blue and white 'Jesuit' jar Circa 1610-1630
16 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £10,000
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A blue and white 'Jesuit' jar
Circa 1610-1630
The vessel with five-lobed ovoid body rising from a domed foot to a short waisted neck and flared rim, applied at the shoulder with three cherub-head masks issuing from grapevines alternating with floral sprays, all above stylised lotus scrolls at the foot and below a floral band at the neck. 12.8cm (5in) high.
The vessel with five-lobed ovoid body rising from a domed foot to a short waisted neck and flared rim, applied at the shoulder with three cherub-head masks issuing from grapevines alternating with floral sprays, all above stylised lotus scrolls at the foot and below a floral band at the neck. 12.8cm (5in) high.
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約1610至1630年 外銷耶穌會青花花卉紋小罐
Jars of such a shape as the present example were inspired by European metal prototypes. A similar blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, from the British Museum, London, is illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics, London, 2001, pl.12:61. A related piece, 17th century, decorated with the emblems of Christ's Passion, Betrayal, Crucifixion and Descent from the Cross, in the collection of the Fundacao Medeiros e Almeida, Lisbon, is illustrated in Caminhos da Porcelana. Dinastias Ming e Qing, Lisbon, 1999, p.160, pl.14, where it is mentioned that this type of vessels was made on order for Portuguese Jesuits.
Two similar blue and white jars decorated with cherubs and grapevines, circa 1610-1630, were sold at Sotheby's London, 12 July 2006, lot 77 and 4 November 2009, lot 69.