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Lot #591 - The pair of Chinese porcelain cylindrical lidded ginger jars of the Great Helmsman design, Made in Jingdezhen, early 1970s

  • Auction House:
    Leski Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Decorative Arts
  • Sale Date:
    06 Nov 2021 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 786
    07 Nov 2021 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 787 - 1564
  • Lot #:
    591
  • Lot Description:
    The pair of Chinese porcelain cylindrical lidded ginger jars of the Great Helmsman design, Made in Jingdezhen, early 1970s
    showing a scene of an ocean liner at sunset, with the inscription “Sailing the seas depends on a Helmsman, making revolution depends on Mao Zedong thought”, a similar smaller scene on reverse, with inscription “Ride the waves and cleave the waves”.
    27.5cm high (2)
  • Provenance:
    Purchased at Bloomsbury Auctions, London, November 2009 “Mao and the arts of New China, including the collection of Peter and Susan Wain”
  • Estimate:
    A$800 - 1,200
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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