Lot Essay
A similar vase in the National Palace Museum, is illustrated in Blue and White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Book II, pl. 7; and a few sold at auction, such as the one in our London Rooms, 10 June 1996, lot 97.
For the Ming prototype, see the Xuande-marked vase illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 92.
For the Ming prototype, see the Xuande-marked vase illustrated in Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 92.