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A large slip decorated flower pot, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
733 - 917 EUR
744 - 930 USD
Hammer price
10 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A large slip decorated flower pot, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Decorated in white against blue slip decoration after a ming model. Diameter 34 cm. Height 22 cm.

Chips, wear. Surface dirt. Repair to rim.

Provenance

Purchased at auction from the Collection of Jan Wirgin. Professor Jan Wirgin, f.d. chef för Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm. (Director emeritus of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm.)

Literature

Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health. Its strength teaches us to stand upright and its flexibility teaches us to adapt to the harshest circumstances. The combination of these virtues teaches us how to find balance and inner peace in our lives, in turn improving our health