Sep 16, 2003 10:00 EST
F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain
92
RARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'MELON' JAR
Xuande Period (1425-1436)
Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)
Decorated with gourds and vines between low, lappet bands.
PROVENANCE:
Brodie and Enid Lodge Collection, inventory no. B85, sold at Sotheby's, London, 14 March 1972, lot 122.
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1972
CONDITION:
Good state; superficial scratching on the widest area of the exterior
Margaret Medley discusses this palette in "Regrouping 15th Century Blue and White" Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1962-63, vol. 34, p. 83 ff.
Most melon vine decoration is found on dishes, such as the one in the Ardebil Shrine (Pope, pl. 40, no. 28.61).
Sold for $300,000
Estimated at $80,000 - $120,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
RARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'MELON' JAR
Xuande Period (1425-1436)
Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)
Decorated with gourds and vines between low, lappet bands.
PROVENANCE:
Brodie and Enid Lodge Collection, inventory no. B85, sold at Sotheby's, London, 14 March 1972, lot 122.
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1972
CONDITION:
Good state; superficial scratching on the widest area of the exterior
Margaret Medley discusses this palette in "Regrouping 15th Century Blue and White" Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1962-63, vol. 34, p. 83 ff.
Most melon vine decoration is found on dishes, such as the one in the Ardebil Shrine (Pope, pl. 40, no. 28.61).
Auction: F. Gordon Morrill Collection/Chinese & Chinese Export Porcelain, Sep 16, 2003
