Chinese
A Large Chinese Blue and White 'Lion and Peonies' Guan Jar, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573 - 1620)
porcelain with blue and white enamels
16 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in, 40.6 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 CAD
Sold for: $7,500
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Acquired in France, around 1860
By descent throughout the family to the present Private Collection, Montreal
The short splayed foot rising to a high-shouldered bulbous body and a short funnel neck, the design of Buddhist lions, peonies and scrolling vines throughout, the base unglazed.
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