A Chinese underglaze-blue and copper-red glazed jar Qing dynasty, 17th century

painted with a continuous scene of six horses, their coats variously patterned in landscape with rockwork and pine tree, now mounted as a lamp

Christie's London, March 7-8, 1984, lot 370

It is a lacking a cover and rim has been lightly polished. There is a small chip to the inside mouth rim measuring 1/4 in (0.6 cm) across, and an adjacent bruise crack measuring 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) and minor firing imperfections and wear scattered throughout. There is also minor fritting to the edge of the base. Now mounted as a lamp but light fixture can be removed.
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