Lot Essay
A pair of similar but smaller vases was sold in these Rooms, 25 and 26 November 1974, lot 211
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A MING BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
16TH CENTURY
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A MING BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
16th century
The rounded cuboid lower section painted with a lotus meander below a band of ruyi-heads beneath the wide waist, the pear-shaped upper section similarly decorated, the tall cylindrical neck with a cell-pattern band enclosing flower-heads, rim slightly reduced, some fritting
19½in. (49.5cm.) high
16th century
The rounded cuboid lower section painted with a lotus meander below a band of ruyi-heads beneath the wide waist, the pear-shaped upper section similarly decorated, the tall cylindrical neck with a cell-pattern band enclosing flower-heads, rim slightly reduced, some fritting
19½in. (49.5cm.) high