Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
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SMALL BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LIANZI BOWL
Early 15th century
Diameter 4 1/4 inches (10.4 cm)
Executed in an inky blue with evidence of extensive 'heaping and piling', the bowl is decorated on the exterior with solid lotus petals and on the interior with a central starburst surrounded by stylized and interlocking foliate borders.
PROVENANCE:
Spink & Son, 8 September 1972
SIMILAR EXAMPLE:
Daisy Lion Goldschmidt, Ming Porcelain, fig. 36/36A, p.77
CONDITION:
Broken and repaired with Japanese gold lacquer
Sold for $13,750
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
SMALL BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LIANZI BOWL
Early 15th century
Diameter 4 1/4 inches (10.4 cm)
Executed in an inky blue with evidence of extensive 'heaping and piling', the bowl is decorated on the exterior with solid lotus petals and on the interior with a central starburst surrounded by stylized and interlocking foliate borders.
PROVENANCE:
Spink & Son, 8 September 1972
SIMILAR EXAMPLE:
Daisy Lion Goldschmidt, Ming Porcelain, fig. 36/36A, p.77
CONDITION:
Broken and repaired with Japanese gold lacquer
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
