ID 718584
Lot 1107 | A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'FISH’ JAR
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
MING DYNASTY, MID-15TH CENTURY
The jar is decorated in a vibrant cobalt blue with a continuous scene of carp swimming amidst lotus flowers, above a lappet border around the foot and below floral roundels on a diaper ground on the broad shoulders and a quadrilobed diamond pattern on the short neck.
14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, by repute.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| 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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