A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE

WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)

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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
The lower and upper bulbs are decorated with molded pomegranate-form panels, decorated with groupings of auspicious emblems and fruits alternating with flowers growing from rock formations, all below the tall, narrow neck decorated with upright petal lappets.
12 3/8 in. (32.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Kanazawa, Japan, prior to World War II.

Lot Essay

A blue and white double-gourd vase of similar shape, and also with pomegranate-form panels, is illustrated by R. Krahl and J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, Vol. 2, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, London, 1986, p. 752, no. 1387.

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