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元 A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘HEAVENLY HORSE’ JAR
YUAN DYNASTY

青
花
robustly potted with a baluster body sweeping up to a broad shoulder surmounted by a
牡 constricted neck and galleried rim, the body divided into two main registers, the upper
register decorated in rich cobalt-blue tones with six large pendent ruyi motifs, each
丹 enclosing a Heavenly Horse against a ground of waves, interrupted by two mythical beast
海 mask handles flanking the vessel, the lower rendered with large peony blooms borne on
and wreathed by undulating leafy scrolls, all above classic scroll and upright lappet borders
馬 skirting the lower body, the neck and shoulder painted with classic and lotus scrolls friezes
interrupted by a raised rib, all below a keyfret band encircling the rim
紋
37.9 cm, 14⅞ in.
舖
首 HK$ 2,200,000-2,800,000
耳 US$ 281,000-357,000
罐

PROVENANCE 來源：
A Japanese private collection. 日本私人收藏
EXHIBITED 展覽：
Chūgoku kotōji meihin 70 sen: heisei gannen shūki tokubetsuten 《中国古陶磁名品70選：平成元年秋季特別展》，市立福山城
[70 selected masterpieces of ancient Chinese ceramics: Special 博物館，福山，1989年，編號40
Autumn exhibition in the first year of the Heisei period], Fukuyama
Castle Museum, Fukuyama, 1989, cat. no. 40. 《元明青花》，大衛古董店有限公司，台北，2000年，編號2
Yuan and Ming Blue and White Porcelain, David Lin & Co., Taipei, 及封面
2000, cat. no. 2 and cover.

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