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CHINE DYNASTIE MING, PÉRIODE CHONGZHEN (1627 - 1644)

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CHINE DYNASTIE MING, PÉRIODE CHONGZHEN (1627 - 1644)
Blue-white porcelain jug
The globular body rises from a long flared neck decorated with tulips and auspicious objects, on which a high handle rests. The main decoration features the Han court chancellor, Bing Ji, and his retinue in a rocky landscape. The latter is inquiring about the health of a panting buffalo with his young herdsman.
H. 36.2 cm


PROVENANCE
Private collection, Paris.

NOTE
This iconography is interpreted as a model of diligent administration and the attention paid to the people by civil servants.