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Lot 48

A blue and white baluster jar
Kangxi

12 May 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

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A blue and white baluster jar

Kangxi
Well painted in inky tones with a continuous scene depicting the joyful birthday reception for the Tang dynasty general Guo Ziyi, seated on a throne beside a landscape scene within a secluded pavilion surrounded by children, military and civilian officials, amidst rockwork, trees and wispy clouds and Auspicious Emblems to the neck, wood stand and cover.
The jar 35.3cm (13 7/8in) high (3).

Footnotes

清康熙 青花郭子儀祝壽圖罐

The scene depicts a celebration of the birthday of General Guo Ziyi (AD697-781) of the Tang dynasty. Guo Ziyi was famous for quelling the An Lushan rebellion as well as repelling Tibetan invasions. He lived to the age of 85 and became known in popular folklore as a God of Wealth and Prosperity.

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