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A BLUE AND WHITE OPENWORK
‘BAJIXIANG’ STAND
Wanli six-character mark and of the period
The flat rounded base with blossom and
wave motif to the exterior and floral sprays to
the upper surface, supporting an openwork
gallery of five ruyi pendants, decorated with
birds amongst fruiting, leafy branches, a
waisted band with scrolling peony stems
below the rounded rim with beribboned
Buddhist emblems, the base and interior rim
unglazed.
27.2cm (10 3/4in) wide across the base
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$68,000 - 100,000
CNY62,000 - 93,000
A similar stand was included in the exhibition
‘The Fame of Flame. Imperial Wares of
the Jiajing and Wanli Periods’, University
Museum and Art Gallery, The University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009, cat. no. 103.
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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
Wanli
The heavily potted body painted with a
phoenix perched on rockwork amidst a
gnarled pine tree and blossoming peonies,
all above a band of lappets at the foot, the
shoulder with four shaped panels enclosing
floral sprays at the rim against a blue diaper
ground. 42.6cm (16 3/4in) high
£800 - 1,200
HK$6,800 - 10,000
CNY6,200 - 9,300
Provenance
A European private collection. 4

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