Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
85
FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LIANZI BOWL
Early 15th century
Diameter 8 3/8 inches (21.3 cm)
The exterior is painted in an inky blue with elongated lotus petals below a heavy running fretwork band encircling the lip. The interior is painted with a spray of lychee in the cavetto, surrounded by six flowerheads and running foliage, all below a wide wave band encircling the lip.
PROVENANCE:
Spink & Son, London, 25 November 1971
SIMILAR EXAMPLES:
Spink & Son, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Mrs. Alfred Clark, London, 1974, no. 11
John Alexander Pope, Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, D.C., 1956, no. 29.327, pl. 46 and no. 29.326, pl. 47
Seattle Art Museum, In Pursuit of the Dragon, an Exhibition from the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Seattle. 1988, no. 23, with a Six-Character Xuande Mark
Adrian Joseph, Ming Porcelains, Their Origins and Developments, 1971, pl. 30
Shanghai Museum, Underglaze Blue and Red, color plate 44
Beijing Palace Museum, Orientations, November 1987, p. 62
Christie's, Hong Kong (Palmer Collection), 17 January 1989, lot 565
Christie's, London, 9 July 1974, lot 191
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1972
CONDITION:
One 2 mm rim chip
Sold for $175,000
Estimated at $75,000 - $100,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LIANZI BOWL
Early 15th century
Diameter 8 3/8 inches (21.3 cm)
The exterior is painted in an inky blue with elongated lotus petals below a heavy running fretwork band encircling the lip. The interior is painted with a spray of lychee in the cavetto, surrounded by six flowerheads and running foliage, all below a wide wave band encircling the lip.
PROVENANCE:
Spink & Son, London, 25 November 1971
SIMILAR EXAMPLES:
Spink & Son, Blue and White Porcelain from the Collection of Mrs. Alfred Clark, London, 1974, no. 11
John Alexander Pope, Chinese Porcelain from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, D.C., 1956, no. 29.327, pl. 46 and no. 29.326, pl. 47
Seattle Art Museum, In Pursuit of the Dragon, an Exhibition from the Idemitsu Museum of Art, Seattle. 1988, no. 23, with a Six-Character Xuande Mark
Adrian Joseph, Ming Porcelains, Their Origins and Developments, 1971, pl. 30
Shanghai Museum, Underglaze Blue and Red, color plate 44
Beijing Palace Museum, Orientations, November 1987, p. 62
Christie's, Hong Kong (Palmer Collection), 17 January 1989, lot 565
Christie's, London, 9 July 1974, lot 191
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1972
CONDITION:
One 2 mm rim chip
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
