A BLUE-GLAZED JAR QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the cylindrical body rising from a recessed base to an angled shoulder and short narrow tapering neck, covered overall with a lavender-blue glaze save for the biscuit neck, wood cover, 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in; together with an aubergine-glazed square baluster vase and a green-glazed dog

The Tectus Collection. Chinese Ceramics, Stockholm, 1991, pls 92, 93 and 94.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pls 141, 142 and 143.

Jar: Good condition overall with very minor surface abrasions to glaze. Four pinpricks on base. Wood cover with a thin crack from rim. Vase: Three shallow chips to the glaze on the rim. The foot is slightly wobbly. Very minor kiln grit and craquelure on the glaze. Otherwise in good condition. Dog: The glaze has degraded in the crevices. Tiny firing flaw on one side of the nose, and a shallow chip on the lower jaw.
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