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明 A RARE BLUE AND WHITE LOBED JAR AND COVER
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嘉 嘉 MARK AND PERIOD OF JIAJING
靖 靖

年
製 the baluster body divided into four lobes and surmounted by a straight neck, painted in rich
《 青 cobalt-blue tones with peony blooms borne on meandering leafy scrolls above overlapping
lappets, all below a band of shaped cartouches each enclosing a shou character amidst lotus
款 花 scrolls, the neck encircled by a composite floral scroll, the domed cover similarly decorated
纏 with fu characters interspersed amongst peony sprays below a quatrefoil cartouche enclosing
leafy gourds, surmounted by a finial in the form of a squirrel, the base inscribed with a four-
枝 character reign mark
牡 25 cm, 9⅞ in.
丹

福 HK$ 1,500,000-2,500,000
壽 US$ 192,000-319,000
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PROVENANCE 來源：
Collection of Lolita Armour Higgason (1896-1976). Lolita Armour Higgason （1896-1976年）收藏
Sotheby’s Los Angeles, 24th June 1976, lot 624, auctioned at the 洛杉磯蘇富比1976年6月24日，編號624，拍賣假藏家位於加州
collector’s home, El Mirador, Montecito, California. 蒙特斯托 El Mirador 大宅舉行
Sotheby’s Los Angeles, 10th March 1977, lot 1525. 洛杉磯蘇富比1977年3月10日，編號1525
Weisbrod & Dy Ltd, New York, 1977.
Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th March 1990, lot 532. Weisbrod & Dy Ltd，紐約，1977年
香港佳士得1990年3月20日，編號532

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