A Blue and White 'Flower' Ewer Transitional Period

of rectangular section, the rounded prismatic body rising from a pedestal foot to a waisted neck and a lipped everted rim, set with a long curved spout on one side, opposite an arched 'C'-shaped handle, the exterior meticulously decorated with two main panels enclosing a stylised floral quatrefoil bordered with four floral scrolls, leafy floral scrolls interrupting the edges between the panels, the rectangular cover with further floral designs and surmounted by a reticulated globular finial

Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 55.

There are some frittings to the spout, rims of the ewer and the cover, as well as the knop, which has a patch of glaze loss of approx. 3 cm. The tip of the spout has a 'w'-shaped hairline of approx. 1 cm with an associated glaze bruise. There are also a few original underglaze kiln lines to the spout and the base of the handle. The unglazed footrim has a flake of about 1 cm.
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