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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JAR
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
The exterior of the jar is boldly painted with a large dragon holding a lingzhi spray in its
mouth, below the six-character mark to the shoulder and a band of humanoid monster
masks surrounding the mouth.
13æ in. (35 cm.) high
£60,000-80,000 $78,000-100,000
€69,000-92,000
PROVENANCE
With Chak’s Gallery, Hong Kong, 1995.
明宣德 青花靈芝龍紋大罐 六字楷書款
來源: 於1995年購自香港古董商永寶齋
70 FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
