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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' JAR
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD
sturdily potted with a tapered ovoid body rising to a short, waisted neck and everted rim, densely painted to the exterior with large lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy stems, all between a band of ruyi roundels enclosing various auspicious emblems to the shoulder and a band of lappet to the foot, the neck decorated with scrolling foliage
47 cm, 18 1/2 in.
Estimate
6,000
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8,000
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