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A LARGE IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELED JAR, GUAN MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
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stoutly potted the ovoid body rising to a short waisted neck with everted rim, well-painted in vibrant iron-red and green enamels with an array of floral registers centering on a lively peony scroll, enclosed between a band of quatrefoil cloud scrolls on an iron-red ground encircling the waisted base, and a band of scrolling chrysanthemum blooms on a green ground and overlapping petals along the shoulders and below the rim, the base unglazed, Japanese wood box
Condition
There is a restored chip to rim approximately 4 inches long. The rim with several burst glaze bubbles and a glaze flake and wear. There is a elongated V-shaped crack to the neck. The interior with several small firing cracks and the exterior base with a large star shaped firing crack.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The enamel palette of iron-red and green enamels absent underglaze blue was relatively common on wares produced by privately operated kilns at Jingdezhen in the 16th and 17th centuries. The complexity of the varying floral bands and ground colors is a notable feature of the present jar. The technical and artistic skill required to achieve the finely proportioned form, the harmonious, colorful and complementary decoration is seen in the best examples of the period.
A jar of the same form and with related design is illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, Tokyo, 1976, p. 86, no. 89. See also a meiping from the Qing Court Collection similarly decorated illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colors, vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 5, no. 4.
A jar of the same form and with related design is illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, Tokyo, 1976, p. 86, no. 89. See also a meiping from the Qing Court Collection similarly decorated illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colors, vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 5, no. 4.