明嘉靖 青花仙人圖葫蘆瓶

the lower section painted with two reserves of Daoist immortals including Li Tieguai with crutch and gourd and magicians enclosed by stiff-leaf and petal-form lappets, the waisted center with scattered florets on a blue diaper ground, the upper bulb with further immortals including Liu Hai on his three-legged toad crossing a sea of crested waves, between lappet bands, the narrow cylindrical neck with two lozenge reserves enclosing cruciform clouds against a diaper ground, illegible seal mark on base

Colin Lanceley 收藏，悉尼，澳洲

There are multiple restored breaks and overpainting.
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