LATE 15TH CENTURY

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A BLUE AND WHITE 'WINDSWEPT' GUAN
Late 15th Century
Vividly painted in a deep cobalt-blue with three men on horseback and their footmen carrying various utensils approaching a tiered pavilion in a landscape with prunus, willow and pine trees, and dense scrolling clouds, all between a band of frothy waves at the foot and a similar band with four flying horses in a foamy sea at the shoulder, the short tapering neck with a cross-hatched band, cracks restuck
14¼ in. (36 cm.) high, fitted box

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Lot Essay

This guan belongs to the group of large blue and white jars and meiping of the 15th-16th centuries, painted with narrative scenes of figures in landscapes and garden settings, which are taken from traditional literature and popular drama. Compare a similar jar from a Japanese collection illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, 1976, vol.14, colour pl.160, p.169 and pp.231 and 232, where other 'windswept' jars are also illustrated, pp.231 and 232.

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