A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BIANHU

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$ 15 000
Auction dateClassic
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 1108 | A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BIANHU
A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BIANHU

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

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