CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE

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RARE VERSEUSE COUVERTE EN PORCELAINE KINRANDE
CHINE, DYNASTIE MING, XVIEME SIECLE
D'inspiration persane, recouverte d'une glaçure rouge-corail, le corps en forme de poire aplatie, rehaussé sur chaque face de panneaux en forme de pêche en léger relief, décorés à l'or d'oiseaux, fleurs et feuillages, l'ensemble de la verseuse orné de rehauts d'or, le couvercle surmonté d'une chimère ; marque en bleu sous couverte à la base
Hauteur: 29,5 cm. (11 5/8 in.)

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A RARE KINRANDE EWER
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

An identical example with the same gold pattern but with a brownish glaze is illustrated in Geng Bao Chang, A Compilation of Chinese Cultural Masterpieces, Cultural Relics Bureau, Hong Kong 1993, pl.784.
Variations of this kind of kinrande ewer are mainly found in Japanese museums and collections. Several are in the Matsuoka Museum of Art, Tokyo, illustrated in Inaugural Exhibition, Selected Masterpieces of the Matsuoka Museum of Art, pl. 75 and 76 ; and in Selected Masterpieces of the Matsuoka Museum of Art, Catalogue, pl. 78 and 79; cf. also S. Hayashiya and G. Hasebe, Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo and Rutland, 1966, pl.82

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