An iron-red decorated jar and cover

of ovoid form, painted with stylised lotus sprays, bats and gilt shou characters between bands of ruyi heads below the short waisted mouth and upright lappets at the base, the knopped and domed cover similarly decorated, the base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character Shende Tang mark

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28 cm high

• Lot Sold $2,000 (Hammer Price)
• $2,440 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

Very slight surface wear. A very small glaze blemish on the rim of the mouth and the lower rim of the cover. Generally good condition

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