ID 1070491 
Lot 2706  | AN IMPRESSIVE AND FINELY PAINTED LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FOUR SCHOLARLY PURSUITS’ JAR
Estimate value
HKD 900 000 – 1 200 000 
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1985
Literature
- Anthology of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1985, p. 361, no. 156
- Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 36
- Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 4: Ming Official Wares, Taipei, 1991, p. 218
- Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, p.144-145, no. 55
- Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p. 152-153, no. 60
Exhibited
- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Anthology of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 25 October 1985 – 15 January 1986, no. 156
- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 36
- Chang Foundation, Blue and White Porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection, Taipei, 1992, no. 55
- Shanghai Museum, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation, Shanghai, 1996, p. 152-153, no. 60
| Historical era: | Jiajing period | 
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| Category: | Jar | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks | 
| Historical era: | Jiajing period | 
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| Category: | Jar | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 18 Chater Road Central Hong Kong Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
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