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LOT 2283
Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar
19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (2 kg, 20.5 cm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with low neck and broad mouth; the sidewall with three instances of a calligraphic character for happiness on a field of scrolled tendrils; reserved band to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country collection, UK, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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