Lot 301
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A FINE EARLY MING BLUE AND WHITE 'DICE' BOWL
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A FINE EARLY MING BLUE AND WHITE 'DICE' BOWL

XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK BELOW THE RIM AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)

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A FINE EARLY MING BLUE AND WHITE 'DICE' BOWL
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK BELOW THE RIM AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
The sturdily potted shallow sides painted on the exterior in very stong blue tones with a composite floral scroll comprising peony, lotus, mallow, chrysanthemum, pomegranate and camellia, above a classic scroll around the foot and lotus panels in between, with attractive 'heaping and piling', the interior plain
11 in. (28cm.) diam.
Provenance
Messrs. Bluett and Sons, purchased in July 1936.
Palmer Collection, no. 421.
Literature
Sir Harry Garner, Oriental Blue and White, London, 1954, pl. 26a.
Exhibited
Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1953/54, 'Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, 14th to 19th Centuries', Catalogue, no. 80.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A very similar example from the S.C. Tianminlou Collection was exhibited, The Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1987, Catalogue, vol.I, col.pl.26; another comparable bowl from the Eugene Bernat Collection was included in the exhibition, 'Ming Blue and White', Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1949, Catalogue, no.62; a third example is illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, Shogakukan Series, vol.14, col.pls.25 and 26; see also Toji Taikei, vol.42, pl.50 for another related dice bowl.

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