A QINGBAI CIRCULAR EWER YUAN DYNASTY

of flattened form supported on a flared foot surmounted by a short, waisted mouth with lipped rim flanked by a loop handle and curved spout, each side decorated in relief with a central lotus enclosed by four scroll-filled cartouches within a geometric band and beaded border, covered overall in a soft blue-green glaze, the base unglazed

S. Marchant & Son, London, 1994.
Dutch Private Collection.

In overall good condition with only very minor wear to the surface (as expected with age), including a few minute frits to the glaze, for example in areas of high relief and at the tip of the spout. An old label applied to the base: "Marchant London Yuan".
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