A YUAN BLUE AND WHITE FLATTENED CIRCULAR EWER

EARLY 14TH CENTURY

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A YUAN BLUE AND WHITE FLATTENED CIRCULAR EWER
early 14th century
Painted on both sides with a central roundel enclosing two phoenix in flight beside chrysanthemum within a larger circular band of spontaneously painted floral scrolls, the narrow sides applied with a cylindrical neck with everted rim painted with key-pattern between flower sprays and an arched strap handle beside a small loop opposite a thin spout with classic scroll, the slightly spreading foot with a key-pattern band, cracks to base and handle, spout restored
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Ewers of this form dating from the Yuan period are extremely rare. Compare the circular ewer with phoenix spout, which was the only piece of blue and white ceramics excavated at the site of the Yuan capital, Beijing, in 1970; it is now in the collection of The Capital Museum, Beijing , illustrated in Gems of Beijing Relics, no.106, and also illustrated in Collection of Masterpieces of Chinese Cultural Relics, Hong Kong, 1993, p.333, no.555.

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