Lot Essay
Compare a similarly decorated fahua vase, also dated to the Ming dynasty, formerly from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1229.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FAHUA VASE
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
Details
A FAHUA VASE
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The vase is robustly potted and relief decorated with lotus plants and grasses rising from cresting waves below a garland of beaded chains suspending precious objects on the rounded shoulder, all below a ruyi-head border on the neck. The decoration is outlined in lines of slip and glazed in turquoise, yellow, and white against a dark blue ground.
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
The vase is robustly potted and relief decorated with lotus plants and grasses rising from cresting waves below a garland of beaded chains suspending precious objects on the rounded shoulder, all below a ruyi-head border on the neck. The decoration is outlined in lines of slip and glazed in turquoise, yellow, and white against a dark blue ground.
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
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