Lot Essay
A similar gilt-decorated iron-red Jiajing-marked stem bowl is illustrated by J. Ayers in The Baur Collection Geneva, Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, Geneva, 1969, no. A174.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A RARE KINRANDE GILT-DECORATED IRON-RED STEM BOWL
JIAJING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
Details
A RARE KINRANDE GILT-DECORATED IRON-RED STEM BOWL
JIAJING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The bowl with deep sides rising to an everted rim, decorated on the exterior with continuous leafy meander bearing two lotus blossoms alternating with two long-tailed phoenixes, above a band of petal lappets, the spreading stem decorated with three flower motifs, all in gilding reserved on a deep iron-red ground, the four characters of the reign mark spaced evenly around the interior of the foot
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam., wood stand, Japanese wood box
JIAJING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
The bowl with deep sides rising to an everted rim, decorated on the exterior with continuous leafy meander bearing two lotus blossoms alternating with two long-tailed phoenixes, above a band of petal lappets, the spreading stem decorated with three flower motifs, all in gilding reserved on a deep iron-red ground, the four characters of the reign mark spaced evenly around the interior of the foot
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam., wood stand, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Japanese private collection.