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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE PAIR OF FAHUA WEIQI BOXES AND COVERS
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
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A RARE PAIR OF FAHUA WEIQI BOXES AND COVERS
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Each bulbous jar is molded on the exterior as six petals covered in a purplish-blue glaze and applied with turquoise-glazed beaded garlands suspended from monster masks on the shoulder below a lobed collar with inner bead border encircling the mouth. The similarly glazed cover is surmounted by a seated figure of Buddha.
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) wide
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Each bulbous jar is molded on the exterior as six petals covered in a purplish-blue glaze and applied with turquoise-glazed beaded garlands suspended from monster masks on the shoulder below a lobed collar with inner bead border encircling the mouth. The similarly glazed cover is surmounted by a seated figure of Buddha.
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) wide
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Michael Bass