Asian Art I - 15th November 2016
Lot 64
A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE JIAJING SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1522-1566...
Estimate £30,000 - £40,000
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Description
A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE
JIAJING SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1522-1566
The body decorated with six theatrical figures divided by pine, rockwork, bamboo and plantain, the shoulder and foot with a formal band of scrolling lotus, the rim with further scrolls, 20.5cm.
Provenance: previously in a Japanese private collection.
Cf. Spink London 1971, The George de Menasce Collection Part I, no.37 for a related vase from the Jiajing period but with enamelled decoration.