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A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The vessel is decorated with a continuous landscape scene of scholars
and attendants enjoying leisurely activities amidst bamboo, between
ruyi-shaped panels containing the Eight Buddhist Emblems on the
shoulder and a band of lappets above the foot. The decoration is
outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale aubergine, cream, yellow
and dark blue, all on a turquoise ground. The interior is covered with
green glaze.
13¡ in. (33.9 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE
Janis H. Palmer (1917-1984) Collection, Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1973.
明十五/十六世紀 琺華高士圖罐

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