ID 861978
Lot 2977 | A VERY RARE EARLY-MING BLUE AND WHITE 'FRUIT' BOWL
Estimate value
HKD 8 000 000 – 12 000 000
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN A LINE IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
The bowl, heavily potted with rounded sides, is painted in rich underglaze-blue tones on the exterior with a frieze of fruiting branches of peach, pomegranate, loquat, grape, persimmon and crab apple, between a double line encircling the mouth rim and a band of upright lappets around the base, above the circular foot encircled by floral sprays.
11 in. (27.9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Edward T. Chow (1910-1980)
The Edward T. Chow Collection, Part Three, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 19 May 1981, lot 406
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Xuande period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Historical era: | Xuande period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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