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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ JAR
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD
sturdily potted with a tapered ovoid body rising to a short,
waisted neck and everted rim, densely painted to the exterior
with large lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy stems, all
between a band of ruyi roundels enclosing various auspicious
emblems to the shoulder and a band of lappet to the foot,
the neck decorated with scrolling foliage
47 cm, 18½ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700
明嘉靖 青花纏枝蓮紋大罐

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘SHOU’ MEIPING
MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD
the baluster body rising from a spreading base to a short
narrow neck with rolled rim, painted around the exterior with
shou medallions amidst lotus and ruyi clouds, the shoulder
with a lotus-filled ruyi collar
46 cm, 18 in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700

明萬曆 青花壽字蓮紋梅瓶

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