Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
87
BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MEIPING
Circa 1420-1430
Height 10 inches (25.4 cm)
The vase is decorated with a band of stylized flower sprays about the foot and a band of lotus scrolls about the shoulder. The exterior is decorated in the round with peony scrolls.
PROVENANCE:
Bluett & Sons, London, 3 June 1971
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1971, no. 142
CONDITION:
Discolored firing stress marks in the glaze
Sold for $350,000
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MEIPING
Circa 1420-1430
Height 10 inches (25.4 cm)
The vase is decorated with a band of stylized flower sprays about the foot and a band of lotus scrolls about the shoulder. The exterior is decorated in the round with peony scrolls.
PROVENANCE:
Bluett & Sons, London, 3 June 1971
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1971, no. 142
CONDITION:
Discolored firing stress marks in the glaze
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
