A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE "THOUSAND SHOU-CHARACTER" MEDALLION JAR

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE "THOUSAND SHOU-CHARACTER" MEDALLION JAR
Jiajing Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue within a Double Circle and of the Period
The heavily potted baluster body decorated with a dense allover pattern of scrolling, leafy vine bearing shou-character medallions set atop lotus blossoms, with a band of conjoined ruyi heads below and a narrow foliate band encircling the neck above, the nianhao forming a slightly recessed medallion in the center of the otherwise unglazed base
18in. (46.3cm.) high, box

Lot Essay

It is rare to find a jar of this design with a Jiajing mark, although a similar piece was sold in our London rooms, June 19, 1984, lot 255

For a Wanli mark and period jar and cover excavated in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, see Wenwu, 1972:6, inside back cover, fig. 3

This jar was formerly sold in our Hong Kong rooms, January 16, 1989, lot 60