Lot Essay
Compare with ceramics of this type decorated with gold foils, such as the stem-bowl, lot 547.
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A SMALL KINRANDE EWER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped body decorated in tones of characteristic iron-red, green and turquoise enamels to represent cartouches against a diaper-ground, one side set with an elongated spout attached to the waisted neck with an S-shaped strut, below upright pointed leaves, the other side with an arched handle (handle and strut restuck, hairline across base, rim frits)
6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) high, box
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped body decorated in tones of characteristic iron-red, green and turquoise enamels to represent cartouches against a diaper-ground, one side set with an elongated spout attached to the waisted neck with an S-shaped strut, below upright pointed leaves, the other side with an arched handle (handle and strut restuck, hairline across base, rim frits)
6 1/4 in. (16 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Manno Art Museum, no. 1547