Lot Essay
See for a similar vase, illustrated in Vietnamese and Chinese Ceramics used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, Oxford University Press, pp. 32, 33.
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AN IRON-BROWN PEAR-SHAPED VASE, Yuhuchun, 14th/15th Century
Painted in iron-brown under a crackled bluish cream glaze with rectangular panels of floral sprays above stylized cloud scrolls, the neck with a frieze of plantain leaves, all within double line borders, a band of classic scroll bordering the inside of the rim, the foot steeply cut and the base with brown wash (some chips underneath the rim)
30cm. high
Painted in iron-brown under a crackled bluish cream glaze with rectangular panels of floral sprays above stylized cloud scrolls, the neck with a frieze of plantain leaves, all within double line borders, a band of classic scroll bordering the inside of the rim, the foot steeply cut and the base with brown wash (some chips underneath the rim)
30cm. high