A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEACOCK' JAR, GUAN YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The heavily potted, tapering body is decorated on one side with a peacock with spread wings and extended tail and legs and on the reverse with a peahen shown descending, the two above bamboo and between flowering and budding tree peonies that grow from rocks positioned below each of the molded animal-mask handles. All between a band of petal lappets below and a band of peony scroll on the sloping shoulder. The neck is encircled by a band of classic scroll and flares towards the galleried rim decorated with diaper pattern. 9 in. (23 cm. ) high
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEACOCK' JAR, GUAN YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The heavily potted, tapering body is decorated on one side with a peacock with spread wings and extended tail and legs and on the reverse with a peahen shown descending, the two above bamboo and between flowering and budding tree peonies that grow from rocks positioned below each of the molded animal-mask handles. All between a band of petal lappets below and a band of peony scroll on the sloping shoulder. The neck is encircled by a band of classic scroll and flares towards the galleried rim decorated with diaper pattern. 9 in. (23 cm. ) high
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