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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' EWER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' EWER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped ewer is decorated in shades of underglaze blue with seven bands of various motifs, including lotus scroll and galloping horses. The spout emerges from the open mouth of a mythical beast, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped ewer is decorated in shades of underglaze blue with seven bands of various motifs, including lotus scroll and galloping horses. The spout emerges from the open mouth of a mythical beast, and the base is inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark.
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Vallin Galleries, Wilton, Connecticut, 1980s-90s.
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