Estimate

30.000 - 50.000

Session 2

19 October 2016

Hammer Price

Description

"Fahua" Chinese ceramic
Relief and polychrome decoration in turquoise, white and ochre
Depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove on a landscape with rocks, Pine trees and cloud scrolls
Shoulder decorated with the eight Taoist symbols on a ruyi frieze and neck with vaporous clouds
Decorated near the base with a large petal lappet band enclosing inverted lotus buds
Domed cover with two peonies sprays and insects
Ming Dynasty, late 15th, early 16th century
Jingdezhen region
(cover restored; losses to the glazing)

Height: 42 cm

Category

Porcelain

Additional Information

Literature:
Anthony du Boulay, Christie's Pictorical History of Chinese Ceramics, pp.174-177.