Lot 1042
1042
AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER
AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER
AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER
AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER
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AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)

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AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer's premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer's premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer's Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.

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Lot Essay

For a Jiajing-marked ewer of similar form and with similar decoration on the neck and spout, see the example illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, Book II, London, 1986, p. 657, no. 1018. A Jiajing-marked ewer of similar form, but with kinrande decoration, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 October 2003, lot 606.

While the decoration of scholars in a terraced landscape is rarely found on Jiajing-marked ewers, it can be found on Jiajing-marked porcelains of different forms. A Jiajing-marked jar decorated with a similar design was sold at Christie’s New York, 16-17 September 2010, lot 1366.

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