A LARGE DEHUA VASE, GU 17TH CENTURY

the tall cylindrical body rising to a flared rim from a spreading foot, with a raised central band, divided vertically with four flanges, each panel with a small stylised taotie on a leiwen ground, covered in a milky-white glaze

Collection of Christina Loke Balsara.

In good condition. There are some glaze firing imperfections including iron spots and burst glaze bubbles, and some surface scratchings overall, particularly to the area just above the foot.
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A similar smaller example is illustrated in Robert H. Blumenfield, Blanc De Chine, The Great Porcelain of Dehua, Berkeley, 2002, p. 4., pl. C.