Lot 69
A Chinese Fahua Baluster-Form Jar, Ming Dynasty, well proportioned and strongly potted, the body decorated with flying and standing cranes amongst incised flowering lotus, lotus leaves and other aquatic plants; the lower portion decorated with a wide belt of crashing and rolling waves; the shoulder with a band of dangling pearls and other ornamental objects; the neck with a strip of detached clouds, all executed in slip and glazed in turquoise, yellow and white on a rich blue-purple ground; green glaze coarsely applied to the interior, height 14 in. Note: Old repair to neck. E3000-5000 Note: The term fahua, loosely translated as "bound design", is understood to refer to the technique in which primary motifs are outlined with slip and then filled with overglaze enamels, requiring two firings. Fahua may also refer to the term falang, the Chinese word for the cloisonn‚ technique, which inspired this type of ceramic decoration.
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