CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GUAN,Yuan Dynasty. The globular body painted with scrolling peonies and lotus, a band of continuous waves and lappets; petals and leaves are slightly incised, creating subtle shading of the blue color - 12 in. high; mouth: 8 in. diam.;body: 13 in. diam. Estimate $20,000-30,000
Note: This jar is an excellent representation of the evolution of Chinese ceramic production in the Yuan Dynasty. It demonstrates the development from smaller and monochromatic works of the Song and Jin dynasties to the culmination of new body proportions and of both glaze and ornamentation techniques. For a similar jar, see: Sotheby''s London, June 1988, lot 212; and Christie''s Hong Kong, October 1993, lot 716.
Traces of old stapled repair for two long hairlines; staples have been removed so one can see small holes on each side of the hairlines; it is visible on the main photograph; chip inside the mouth
