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A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The jar is decorated on one side with two immortals greeting Shoulao,
who is shown seated under a pine tree fanked by a deer and an incense
stand supporting a censer. The reverse is decorated with a scene of
four scholars at various pursuits amidst large pine trees, clouds and
lingzhi. The shoulder is decorated with ruyi panels containing Buddhist
emblems below a border of clouds, and there is a lappet border above
the foot. The decoration is outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale
aubergine, cream and dark blue glazes, all on a turquoise ground. The
interior is covered with green glaze.
12Ω in. (31.8 cm.) diam.

$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE
Mrs. Grace Brown Palmer (1882-1966) Collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1967.
明十五/十六世紀 琺華壽老圖罐

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