Sale 3767
New York
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17 - 18 September 2015
Price realised
USD 4,750
Estimate
A WUCAI JAR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1650 The jar is sturdily potted with wide tapering sides and is decorated with Buddhist lions amidst leafy floral scroll. 9 ½ in. (24.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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Exhibited
On loan: Kyoto National Museum, c. 1965-2014.
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