ID 718777
Lot 1108 | A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BIANHU
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
MING DYNASTY, LATE 15TH-EARLY 16TH CENTURY
The flattened spherical body is raised on a quatrefoil foot and is decorated on each side with a central recess enclosing a ruyi-form flower head surrounded by lions interspersed with floral branches, all within a line border and an outer field of lotus and fish scroll. Loop handles flank the waisted lower section of the neck, which is encircled by upright leaves below the tapering upper section decorated with flying phoenixes amidst clouds.
13 1⁄2 in. (34.4 cm.) high
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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