Lot 842
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A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR
A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR
A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR
A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR
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A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR

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

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A RARE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE JAR
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The jar is decorated with a continuous scene of court ladies at leisurely pursuits, accompanied by female attendants in a garden setting.
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam., reticulated silver cover, 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


A blue and white jar of similar size and shape, also unusually inscribed with the Jiajing six-character mark in a circle on the base, is illustrated in Lu Minghua, Qingdai qinghua ciqi jianshang, Shanghai, 1996, p. 45 no. 1-54. For another example of a Jiajing circular-marked vessel, but decorated with dragons, see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3718. 

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