Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Jar - Story of Guiguzi Origin - Mughal with four slatted shelves framed

with four slatted shelves framed by clean

The name of the original owner can still be seen on the inside of the lid

Date: 1820€“1840

stylised bats and lotus flowers to the front and sides

creating a wonderfully textured patina that gives the piece warmth

Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Jar - Story of Guiguzi Origin - Mughal with four slatted shelves framedThis exquisitely decorated reproduction Chinese blue & white baluster jar is a beautifully hand painted reinterpretation of a Yuan dynasty jar which sold at Christie's in 2005. The jar tells the story of Wang Yi, also known as Guiguzi The Master of the Ghost Valley. He can be seen here riding a chariot drawn by a tiger and leopard. This was also the subject used in Ai Weiwei's "Ghost Gu Coming Down the Mountain" work. The Yuan dynasty was a period of