Blue and White Hu Vase

Description:

Blue and White Hu Vase, China, 18th/19th century, with dish-shape mouth without handles, decorated with friezes of Ming dynasty style lotus scroll designs and bands of wave, banana leaf, and downturned ruyi designs above a lotus lappet around foot rim, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 15 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

blue glaze mildly running, minor surface scratches, otherwise in good condition.


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