Lot 8905. A large blue and white ‘hundred deer’ jardinière, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); w. 43 cm, h. 34.5 cm. Lot Sold 88,900 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2025

The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of Oxford Authentication Ltd thermoluminescence test no. P124f70.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25th May 2022, lot 457.

Note: See a related Wanli 'hundred deer' jar in the collection of the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated in Alexandre Hougron, La Céramique Chinoise Ancienne, Paris, 2015, p. 138.

Sotheby's. Arcade Sale | Hong Kong, 14 March 2025