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A rare blue and white crescent-shaped flask, Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century | 明十五 /十六世紀 青花纏枝花卉紋酒壺

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May 12, 12:32 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

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A rare blue and white crescent-shaped flask

Ming dynasty, 15th/16th century

明十五 /十六世紀 青花纏枝花卉紋酒壺


the crescent-shaped body rising to rosette terminals, applied with a central cylindrical ringed neck with a bulbous mouth and a small cylindrical spout to the side, all supported on four low ruyi-shaped feet, painted with two bands of leafy foliate meander divided by a raised U-form rib and a narrow chevron border, the sides with a floral spray rising from waves, the base unglazed 

Width 20.3 cm, 8 in.

Sotheby's New York, 15th/16th September 2015, lot 272.