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A large blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572-1620).
Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 850 - 4 740 EUR
3 260 - 5 430 USD
Hammer price
50 000 SEK
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A large blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli (1572-1620).
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.