MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

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A FAHUA BALUSTER JAR
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Molded in thread relief with a frieze of cranes standing in or in flight above a lotus pond, between a band of petal lappets below a ruyi collar above, with detached clouds on the neck, all in white, turquoise and yellow on an aubergine ground, the interior glazed green
10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a fahua jar with peacocks, also decorated with a ruyi collar, refer to R. L. Hobson, The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, London, 1923, pl. 12. Another jar of this type in the Percival David Foundation, is illustrated by R. Scott, Ceramic Evolution of the Middle Ming Period, London, 1994, p. 25, no. 35.

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