ID 960169
Lot 2802 | A RARE LARGE POLYCHROME DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
Estimate value
HKD 400 000 – 600 000
WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
Finally enamelled around the body with a continuous leafy lotus spray, all below a band of ruyi heads at the mouth and divided by a band of scrolling ruyi heads at the waist, and above upright lappets around the base.
15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm.) high
Provenance
John Sparks, London, November 1934, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 347
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Wanli period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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