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A blue and white jar and cover                                          A blue and white rouleau vase
Transitional period, 17th century                                       Kangxi period
Thickly potted with a short neck flaring toward the ovoid body raised   The cupped rim, cylindrical neck with its raised string band and the
on a tall foot, a band of upright leaves painted above a continuous     shoulder encircled with decorative banding while alternating panels of
garden setting for an official standing near a parapet, attended by     figures in landscapes and One Hundred Antiques appear in two rows
servants carrying a vase on a tray, a fan and a cloth-covered qin, the  across the tall, tapering walls of the body, a colorless glaze covering all
celadon-tinged glaze applied to all surfaces except the rim and the     surfaces except the set-in foot surrounding the recessed base.
foot pad surrounding the recessed base, the cover painted and glazed    18 3/4in (47.5cm) high
en suite with a seated scholar enjoying the scenery.                    $6,000 - 8,000
12 1/8in (31cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

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