ID 963325
Lot 3026 | A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
Estimate value
HKD 300 000 – 500 000
JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)
The vase is decorated with The Eight Immortals on the lower body and three depictions of Liuhai on the upper body and separated by bands of floral scroll at the waist, all between bands of ruyi-shaped cloud scroll at the mouth rim and petal lappets above the foot.
21 in. (53.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Pauline (1882-1956) and Potter Palmer II (1875-1943) Collection, Chicago, before 1941
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1941
Sold at Christie’s New York, 12 September 2019, lot 706
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Jiajing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Jiajing period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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