Sale 1633
New York
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7 - 8 March 2006
Price realised
USD 3,120
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A CHINESE CIZHOU PAINTED POTTERY STORAGE JAR, MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, the broad baluster vase painted in black and brown on a cream ground with panels of figures and birds below a foliate border 29in. (73.5cm.) high
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