A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century

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  • A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
  • A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
  • A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
  • A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster jar with wooden lid, 18th century
height: 36cm; height with lid: 43cm; diameter: 27cm

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Vividly decorated in underglaze blue with a phoenix in flight reserved on a dense ground of scrolling peonies, bordered by castellated bands and a ruyi head band encircling the short cylindrical neck. The phoenix symbolises virtue and harmony, while peonies are associated with wealth and prosperity.

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