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A BLUE AND WHITE JAR
Chongzhen
Painted with a continuous scene of two gentlemen in conversation
surrounded by attendants bearing a canopy and banners before a
sedan chair, in a riverside garden with willow, pine and rockwork,
a three line inscription to the reverse, wenzhang qiangu shi, deshi
cunxin zhi, ping chun tang, ‘Literary works are matters of all time,
failure and success are known in the speck of mind, the Hall of
Harmonious Fragrance’ all below a formal leaf collar, twin apertures
to each side at the shoulder. 21cm (8 1/4in) wide
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$78,000 - 120,000
CNY68,000 - 100,000

The line is a quote from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu Ou Ti (A
Chance Topic). It indicates that literature documents historical events,
and its successful or failure in doing so is judged by later readers.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 73