Flasque en porcelaine bleu blanc, bianhu Chine, dynastie Ming, époque Yongle (1403-1424)

modelée d'après les prototypes en métal du Moyen Orient, la panse circulaire sur un court pied rectangulaire arrondi, le col en forme de bulbe d'où partent deux anses finissant en ruyi, chaque face légèrement bombée à décor en différents tons de cobalt oxydé vers le noir par endroit d'un motif en étoile à huit branches de double ruyi et rinceaux végétaux rayonnants depuis un médaillon central yin et yang, une frise en zig-zag sur le pourtour et deux lignes bleues sur les côtés, une bande foliée autour du col

Collection particulière française, dans la famille depuis 1946.

Good condition. Some original crackles to the surface glaze, one going over the mouth rim and inside the neck, two areas of dirt/discolorations under the glaze on each side beneath the bulbous neck (showing on the illustration in the catalogue).
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