Deux vases meiping et petite jarre Guan en porcelaine bleu blanc Chine, Dynastie Ming, XVIE siècle

les deux vases à décor d'une frise de pétales autour du pied, de lotus et rinceaux fleuris sur la panse et de fleurs dans des cartouches en forme de ruyi autour du col, la jarre à décor de dames de cour et oiseaux dans des nuages stylisés, le pied souligné d'une bande de pétales et le col entouré de cartouches fleuris en forme de ruyi

The two meiping with expected minor firing faults burst air bubbles and iron spots but overall in good condition. The blue is paler and more greyish blue than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue. The small jar has a 2, 5 cm chip restored to the neck, a 2 cm opening firing crack going through the base, original to the piece, and an old chip 1, 7 cm near the foot, also original to th piece. A few other gaps in the glaze around the neck, pin-prick air bubbles and minor firing faults around the body.
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