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A BLUE AND WHITE VASE, ZUN JIAJING MARK AND PERIOD
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
the archaistic vessel painted to the exterior in a soft underglaze-blue, with consecutive tiers of scrolling bands, flowerheads, stylized clouds, a broad section of flowers growing amongst rockwork, below a small band of pendent lappets, culminating in a trumpet neck repeating the flowers and rockwork motif, set with two columns of shallow molded flanges on the neck and body, the waisted foot with two bosses
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 7th April 1981, lot 248.
Robert Chang Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th November 1981, lot 112.
Robert Chang Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th November 1981, lot 112.
Condition
Has a haircrack extending from the rim down approx 3 inches into the body, which has been previously restored, the overspray now mostly scraped away. There is a small filled area at the top of the crack on the rim edge. There is a 1/2 inch glazed over firing chip to the rim, which has some minor adjacent rim fritting. There is minor fritting to the raised parts on the body and some burst air bubbles in the glaze on the lower section. There is a small frit to the edge of the footrim. The color of the blue is slightly paler than in the catalogue photo.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Compare a similar vase with different floral design, also Jiajing mark and period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Blue-and-White Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book V, Hong Kong, 1963, pls. 9, 9a, 9b, pp 38-39.