TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1640

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A BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, CIRCA 1640
The flaring upper body painted with a scene of the 'Washing of the White Elephant', the slightly rounded middle register with boys at play and the lower register with scattered flowers, incised with a band of scroll below the mouth rim and a band of overlapping petals between the two lower registers
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

The elephant is an auspicious symbol which is associated with Buddhism and is used in numerous rebuses to convey wishes of peace, prosperity and good fortune. The subject-matter of this piece is also a lively depiction of an every-day scene, and is very much in keeping with the spirit of decoration found on Transitional porcelains of the period.

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