An Important European Collection of Chinese Ceramics - Acquired from Edward T. Chow

An Important European Collection of Chinese Ceramics - Acquired from Edward T. Chow

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 31. An extremely rare tianbai-glazed incised 'lotus' chess jar, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂 甜白釉暗花纏枝蓮紋圍棋罐.

Property from an important European collection

An extremely rare tianbai-glazed incised 'lotus' chess jar, Ming dynasty, Yongle period | 明永樂 甜白釉暗花纏枝蓮紋圍棋罐

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April 9, 08:16 AM GMT

Estimate

1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an important European collection

An extremely rare tianbai-glazed incised 'lotus' chess jar,

Ming dynasty, Yongle period

重要歐洲收藏

明永樂 甜白釉暗花纏枝蓮紋圍棋罐


the body of compressed globular form, rising from a recessed base to a short slightly tapering neck, finely incised around the exterior with a band of scrolling Indian lotus between lingzhi and classic scroll bands, covered overall save for the footring in a glossy tianbai glaze of warm milky tone


w. 17.1 cm

Acquired from Edward T. Chow (1910-80) in the late 1960s.


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1960年代末購自仇焱之(1910-80年)