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A BLUE AND WHITE JAR, GUAN Compare a Yuan jar of similar shape and design 元 青花纏枝花卉紋獸耳罐
YUAN DYNASTY but larger in size excavated from the tomb of
Yang he (1326-1395) and another excavated
the baluster body flanked by a pair of lion-
in the city of Huaian, Jiangsu province, both
mask handles, painted with two broad bands illustrated in Ye Peilan, Yuandai ciqi, Beijing, 1998,
of meandering lotus and peony amidst foliage pls. 53 and 52. A third vase of related shape
and curling stems, all above a lappet band, the with a cloud collar on the shoulder in the Tianjin
shoulder collared by a band of lappets enclosing
Municipal Museum, is included in Tianjin shi yishu
the Buddhist emblems, below a classic scroll and bowuguan cang ci, Tianjin, 1993, pl. 69. See also
a wave band around the rim and neck a larger jar of related design sold at Christie’s
30 cm, 11⅞ in. London, 6th June 1988, lot 149.
HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,700-38,500
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