A RARE DOUCAI ZHADOU MING DYNASTY, ZHENGDE PERIOD

the compressed globular body rising from a spreading foot to a wide flared neck, painted to the exterior with a meandering leafy floral scroll above a band of ruyi heads, the neck with ruyi-shaped scrolls separated by circles, all below a chevron band at the rim, the underside drilled with an aperture

This rare zhadou is in good condition with the exception of a 4mm., diam., drill hole to the base, a shallow rim flake of 8mm., wide, and light glaze scratches to the interior of the rim and some glaze rubbing to the base of the interior.
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A closely related example was sold at Christie's London, 10th December 1990, lot 151.