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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE LOBED JAR

JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The six-lobed jar is decorated in the exterior with rows of stylized lotus fowers borne on foliate scrolling stems, above lappets at the
spreading foot and below scrolling bands on the shoulder and neck.
12¬ in. (32 cm.) high

$60,000-80,000

Although large blue and white jars are well-known from the late Ming period, it is unusual to fnd such a large example which
combines lobed sides with a faring foot and lotus scroll decoration, such as that seen on the present jar.

A related Jiajing-marked lobed jar, but smaller than the present jar (20.5 cm. high), is illustrated in Enlightening Elegance: Imperial
Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming: The Huaihaitang Collection, Hong Kong, 2012, p. 180, no. 39, and another smaller (16.7 cm. high)
Jiajing-marked jar, decorated with lotus scroll, was sold at Christie’s New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1296.
明嘉靖 青花纏枝蓮紋大罐 六字楷書款

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