Lot 16
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A RARE YUAN BLUE AND WHITE EWER
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A RARE YUAN BLUE AND WHITE EWER

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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A RARE YUAN BLUE AND WHITE EWER
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The pear-shaped body of rectangular section painted on one side with a peony spray and on the other with hibiscus, between two bands of key-pattern around the rim and the base, the curved spout joined to the neck with an 'S'-shaped strut and painted with cloud scrolls, the loop handle similarly decorated and applied with a lug at the top and two cash motifs around the base, some restoration
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find a blue and white ewer of this form and design. A comparable blue and white piece, excavated in Egypt in the early 20th century, which has very similar form to the present lot but painted with ducks in a lotus pond under willow trees, is illustrated in Misugi, Chinese Porcelain in the Near East, Topkapi and Ardebil, Hong Kong, 1981, vol. 1, p. 37 (top).

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