Lot 897
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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JAR

VIETNAM, 15TH -16TH CENTURY

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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
VIETNAM, 15TH -16TH CENTURY
The jar is decorated in varying shades of underglaze blue with three mythical beasts chasing one another, between a band of ruyi heads on the everted shoulder and a band of petal lappets above the base.
9 ½ in. (24.5 cm.) high, lacquer 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


Compare the blue and white jar of similar form, but with a less flared foot, decorated with birds amongst foliage in the main band above a band of lappets similar to that seen on the present jar, formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Piccus, illustrated in J. Stevenson and J. Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, Chicago, 1997, p. 361, no. 338, where it is dated 16th century. Also illustrated, p. 360, nos. 334 and 335, are two blue and white jars with different decoration to the present jar, but of similar form including the flared foot, which are dated 15th-16th century.

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