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# Blue and White Covered Jar with Figures in a Landscape, Early Ming

Blue and white porcelain jar with a high domed cover, painted with robed figures among clouds and rocks, the cover with a phoenix among peonies, early Ming.

**Period:** [Ming Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/ming-dynasty/)
**Category:** [Ming Dynasty Porcelain](https://realrareantiques.com/product-category/antique-chinese-porcelain/ming-dynasty-porcelain/)
**Dimensions:** Height 53 cm with cover, (39.5 cm without cover) · Diameter 28 cm
**Reference:** RRA-0149
**Availability:** Available

## Description

A tall ovoid blue and white jar with a short neck and a high domed cover with a flat flange and a knob finial. The main band shows two bearded figures in flowing robes, their hair and sleeves lifted by the wind, among rocks, grasses and large dotted cloud scrolls. One holds a flower spray; the other holds a small sprig in one hand and a long whip or rod in the other. A band of tall upright leaves rises from the foot. On the shoulder, cloud-collar panels enclosing peony sprays are set against a diaper ground, below a diaper band at the neck.

The cover repeats the scheme, with a phoenix with spread wings among peonies in cloud-collar panels on a diaper ground. The glaze is greyish white with a crackle. The base is flat and unglazed, showing a buff to brown body, and there is no mark. Our page on the [early Ming dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/early-ming-dynasty/) covers the period.

Height 53 cm with cover, 39.5 cm without · Diameter 28 cm

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