A COPPER RED-DECORATED YUHUCHUNPING YUAN DYNASTY |

the pear-shaped body resting on a slightly splayed foot, sweeping to a slender waisted neck and flared rim, freely painted with two floral sprays between triple line borders, the neck with upright leaf-form lappets enclosing scrolls, the exterior, mouth and recessed base glazed white, the footring unglazed revealing the pinkish buff body

Christie's London, 12th-13th May 1986, lot 164.

There's a few burst glaze bubbles and firing imperfections throughout. The surface has been clean and polished, with wear and minor scratches. A few minor chips to the footring. The top 3-3.5 cm of the neck broken off and reconstructed.
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Compare a similar vase included in the exhibition In Pursuit of the Dragon: Traditions and Transitions in Ming Ceramics, Seattle Art Museum, 1988, cat. no. 7, attributed to the mid-14th century. See two others of similar design: the first sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th May 2002, lot 566, the second sold at Christie's New York, 18th September 2014, lot 912. For an example painted with a lotus scroll, attributed to the first half of the 14th century, see one illustrated in Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, pl. 131.