A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER

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A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Of cylindrical shape with narrower base and neck, painted around the body with simulated 'heaping and piling' with a geometric pattern comprising a lattice of polygonal panels containing floral and foliate motifs centering ten-pointed stars containing swirling lotus stems, the spandrels with breaking waves, all between broad bands of continuous lotus meanders above demi-florettes around the base and below breaking waves around the neck, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted with a knopped finial
11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Both the form and decoration of this jar are inspired by early 15th century blue and white wares which are themselves of Islamic inspiration. An example can be found in Freer Gallery Collection; see Oriental Ceramics, Vol. 9, Kodansha Series, Japan, 1981, no. 96.

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