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

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A RARE MINIATURE YELLOW-GLAZED DOUBLE GOURD-FORM VASE
JIAJING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Of compressed double-gourd form, covered all over in a glaze of lemon- yellow tone, the convex base glazed in white and encircled by the narrow foot rim burnt slightly orange in the firing
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, box

Provenance

T.Y. Chao Collection.

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Lot Essay

The gourd is a Daoist symbol of immortality and longevity, a subject particularly popular during the Jiajing period due to the Emperor's devotion to Daoism.
An example of a similarly sized (2.4 in.) miniature double-gourd vase, dated to the Xuande reign, decorated in underglaze blue and white can be found in the Meiyintang Collection, illustrated by R. Krahl, Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 4 , London, 2010, no. 1657. Krahl catalogues this vase as a bird feeder.

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