OLD BLUE & WHITE CERAMIC GLOBULAR JAR~ROSEWOOD LID~SCROLLS~CLOUDS & VINE~NO MARK

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Up for auction is an OLD CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN, CHINA CLAY, GLOBULAR SHAPED JAR, WITH A PATTERN OF CLOUDS, SCROLLS, AND VINES WITH DECORATIVE REPEATING LINEAR PATTERN NEAR BASE. THE JAr HAS THE ORIGINAL ROSEWOOD LID I PURCHASED IT WITH IN THE LATE 198Os. PURCHASED FROM AN ANTIQUE DEALERS RETIREMENT SALE, SHOP CLOSING in SAN FRANCISCO, CA . THIS IMPRESSIVE PIECE DOES HAVE THE LABEL THAT WAS ON IT WHEN PURCHASED, IT READS, "NO. UT-814946 CIRCA AD 1736-1796". I NEVER TOOK THIS AS GOSPEL, AS THE CONDITION IS JUST TOO GOOD, AND NO CHOP MARKS OR MARKS OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND ON THE JAR.......... see photos IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE/DISPLAYED CONDITION. AS WITH ALL HANDCRAFTED OBJECTS, ITS CHARACTER COMES FROM THE PERFECTIONS/IMPERFECTIONS OF THE CREATIVE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND THE MATERIALS USED. THEIR ARE SOME SURFACE VARIATIONS, WITHIN THE GLAZE, HAND PAINTING OF THE COBALT BLUE DECORATION AND IRREGULARITIES TO THE GLAZED SURFACE. ATTESTING TO ITS HAND CRAFTING, AGE AND USE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SITS LEVEL WITH OUT ROCKING . THE JAR DISPLAYS THE BEAUTY OF BLUE AND WHITE CHINESE CERAMICS WITH SYMMETRY AND BALANCE. THE SUPERIOR COBALT BLUE DECORATION ENHANCE THE CHARACTER AND EMPHASIZES THE ROUNDNESS, GLOBULAR QUALITY AND EARTHBOUND PROFILE THAT IS BOTH NATURAL AND DRAMATIC. THE DESIGN IS SIMPLE AND STRONG . THE FORM HAS read more