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1082(1635484)
A large blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572-1620).
Hammer price
50 000SEK
Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK

Decorated in underglaze blue with birds and insects in a garden setting. Height 35.5 cm.

Cracks.

Provenance

Property of a private Swedish collector. Purchased at auction after the collection of Mr Erik Sundblad.

Exhibitions

Compare with jars of this type at the Chinese Pavillion, Drottningholm, Sweden. See image.

Compare with a jar of this type in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Accession number 1716-1876.

It is interesting to see that there has been a dated one sold at Christies, lot 1033. 26 Apr 2004 Live auction 2165. The Imperial Sale.

Compare also Sothebys, lot 15, CHINA / 5000 YEARS. 28 June 2024, New York.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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