A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN, MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

A LARGE FAHUA JAR, GUAN
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The jar is decorated on one side with two immortals greeting Shoulao, who is shown seated under a pine tree flanked by a deer and an incense stand supporting a censer. The reverse is decorated with a scene of four scholars at various pursuits amidst large pine trees, clouds and lingzhi. The shoulder is decorated with ruyi panels containing Buddhist emblems below a border of clouds, and there is a lappet border above the foot. The decoration is outlined in raised slip and picked out in pale aubergine, cream and dark blue glazes, all on a turquoise ground. The interior is covered with green glaze.
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) diam.

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