CIRCA AD 1500 OR LATER

Details

A MING FAHUA-TYPE BALUSTER JAR, GUAN
Circa AD 1500 or later
The body incised with a continuous lotus meander between a petal border around the waisted base and a ruyi collar with lotus flowers around the shoulder, glazed turquoise, yellow and aubergine on a rich blue ground, the interior glazed green
12¾ in. (32.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Sold in these Rooms, 7 December 1992, lot 38

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Further details

(Not illustrated)

Lot Essay

A comparable example is illustrated by Anthony du Boulay, Chinese Porcelain, London, 1973 edition, pl. 29.

This jar appears to have a buff stoneware body covered with a pale slip, similar to those fahua-type pieces made in the Shanxi area.

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