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A WHITE-GLAZED JAR MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
the tapering body rising to a round shoulders and surmounted by a short wide neck, covered overall in a thick opaque-white glaze stopping neatly at the foot revealing the unglazed footring
Provenance
Sotheby's Paris, 16th December 2010, lot 45.
Condition
The jar is in good condition with the exception of two 1cm., hairline rim cracks, a burst glaze bubble at the rim and light glaze scratches.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A jar of this type, recovered from the Yongle stratum of the waste heaps of the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, was included in the exhibition Jingdezhen chutu Yuan Ming guanyao ciqi [Yuan and Ming imperial porcelain unearthed from Jingdezhen], Yan-Huang Art Museum, Beijing, 1999, cat. no. 95. Compare also larger white-glazed jars of this form; one with cover was included in the Chang Foundation exhibition Imperial Hongwu and Yongle Porcelain Excavated at Jingdezhen, Taipei, 1996, cat. no. 85; two from the Idemitsu Museum of Art, are published in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pls 614 and 615; and two jars incised with a design of dragons, were sold in these rooms, the first from the collection of Madame L. Wannieck, 20th June 2001, lot 43; and the second, 13th November 2002, lot 105.