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A BLANC-DE-CHINE TAPERING A MOULDED WHITE GLAZED JAR A GROUP OF BLANC-DE-CHINE AND
CYLINDRICAL VASE Possibly Dehua, 15th century WHITE GLAZED WARES
17th/18th century Of compressed rounded form, the exterior 17th/18th century and later
With moulded lion mask handles and flaring with a frieze of undulating leafy peony stems, Comprising: a pair of figural groups, each
neck, incised two-line inscription reading [東 below bands of leaf and petal lappets. with three ‘go’ players seated amongst
教場 關帝廟], dong jiaochang Guan dimiao. 21cm (8.1/4in) diam. rockwork, pine and pagodas; a libation
31cm (12 1/4in) high. vessel; a footed bowl moulded with
£800 - 1,200 blossoming prunus; a miniature vase incised
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$8,000 - 12,000 with a kylin, Buddhist lion and elephant; and
a group of four further libation vessels, wood
HK$10,000 - 15,000 CNY7,000 - 11,000 stands.
CNY8,800 - 13,000 The bowl 11.5cm (4.1/2in) diam. (18).
For a similar moulded jar, see ‘Blanc De
The inscription would indicate a ritual Chine’, P.J. Donnelly, Faber & Faber, 1969,
purpose for the Guandi Temple – a temple to plate 2B. £2,000 - 3,000
worship Guan Yu, a military general serving HK$20,000 - 30,000
under the warlord Liu Bei during the late CNY18,000 - 26,000
Eastern Han Dynasty of China, who was
deified during the Sui Dynasty and is now Provenance
a much revered figure within the Chinese A European Private Collection.
pantheon.

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