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propertY oF a GentLeman
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’
SLEEVE VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1640-
1650
the cylindrical body finely painted in varying
tones of underglaze blue with a continuous
highly animated scene depicting a group of
armed men giving chase over rocky terrain
to a soldier, fleeing over water on the back of
mythical tortoise, observed from a distance
by a pair of compatriots smiling at the escape
of their comrade, all amid rocky promontories
enclosed within swirling clouds, the short,
waisted neck encircled with an upright band of
lappets
height 17⅜ in., 44.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of John pullan (1915-1995).
spink, London, 1998.
EXHIBITED
Chinese Blue & White Porcelain from the Pullan
Collection, spink, London, 1998, cat. no. 17.
$ 20,000-25,000

過渡期 約1640至1650年 青花人
物故事圖筒瓶

來源
John Pullan (1915-1995) 收藏
Spink，倫敦，1998年
展覽
《Chinese Blue & White Porcelain from the
Pullan Collection》，Spink，倫敦，1998
年，編號17

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