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A Rare Large Chinese Export Blue and White Large Oval Wine Cistern Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770 | 清乾隆 約1770年 青花山水人物圖大缸

Lot Closed

October 19, 04:13 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Rare Large Chinese Export Blue and White Large Oval Wine Cistern Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1770

清乾隆 約1770年 青花山水人物圖大缸

the body painted with figures in a vast riverscape, the foot and mouth rim with diaper borders


length 21⅜ in.; 54.3 cm

A nearly identical example, possibly the pair to the present lot, sold in these rooms, January 24th, 1990, lot 219. Another related example, decorated with a different riverscape scene and borders, sold in our London rooms, June 20th, 1978, lot 29.