A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY The vessel is decorated with a continuous landscape scene of scholars and attendants enjoying leisurely activities amidst bamboo, between ruyi -shaped panels containing the Eight Buddhist Emblems on the shoulder and a band of lappets above the foot. The decoration is outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale aubergine, cream, yellow and dark blue, all on a turquoise ground. The interior is covered with green glaze. 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm.) high Provenance Janis H. Palmer (1917-1984) Collection, Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1973.
A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY The vessel is decorated with a continuous landscape scene of scholars and attendants enjoying leisurely activities amidst bamboo, between ruyi -shaped panels containing the Eight Buddhist Emblems on the shoulder and a band of lappets above the foot. The decoration is outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale aubergine, cream, yellow and dark blue, all on a turquoise ground. The interior is covered with green glaze. 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm.) high Provenance Janis H. Palmer (1917-1984) Collection, Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1973.
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