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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘MELON’ JAR
YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIOD
the globular body molded with six lobes rising to a
compressed neck with a rolled rim, each lobe painted in
underglaze blue with leafy vines suspending ripe melons
and spindly tendrils, the base with a six-character mark in
underglaze blue
Height 3⅝ in., 9.2 cm
$ 30,000-50,000
㶭晵㬋ġġġ曺剙䒄䒆䵧䵧䲳䒄㢙⮷仸
˪⣏㶭晵㬋⸜墥˫㫦
62 SOTHEBY’S IMPORTANT CHINESE ART
