A blue-glazed Guan jar

the baluster body waisted below the wide neck and set on the shoulders with a pair of bovine mask handles, the exterior covered with a glaze of violet blue tone, the rim and interior glazed in white
32.3 cm high

• Lot Sold $1,500 (Hammer Price)
• $1,830 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Literature

Compare with a red glazed jar of this form dated to the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, sold Sotheby's London,
7 November 2012, lot 328

Condition Report

The exterior with overall surface wear and scratches. Some small indentations where the glaze has not adhered and som darker spts in the glaze. The white interior with numerous scattered glaze indentations. Otherwise generally good condition.