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An extremely rare blue and white 'peony' jar, guan, Yuan dynasty 元　青花纏枝牡丹紋罐 of baluster form, superbly potted with wide swelling shoulders gently tapering to a slightly flared foot, surmounted by a short upright neck with lipped rim, deftly painted in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with broad strokes within pencilled outlines, depicting a broad scroll of six large peony blooms, each differently rendered with a luxuriant array of petals, borne on the same undulating scroll with attendant buds and foliage, below bands of leafy scrolling lotus and crested waves, the foot with bands of coins and lappets, covered overall with a transparent glaze slightly tinged to blue, the broad foot ring and recessed base unglazed, Japanese double wood box 35.5 cm