A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MAGIC FOUNTAIN' EWER

Lot 1559
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -05:00
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$ 125 000
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Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 395472
Lot 1559 | A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MAGIC FOUNTAIN' EWER
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'MAGIC FOUNTAIN' EWER

JIAJING PERIOD (1522-1566)

Each side of the ewer is decorated in bright shades of underglaze cobalt blue with a fountain with a pair of central animal heads and upper interlocking bird heads, both spouting water into a circular basin, which is supported on the back of a qilin, all between decorative borders on the spreading neck and tall, pedestal foot.

15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high, cloth box

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