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A rare Chinese late Ming blue and white silver-mounted 'kraak porselein' vase
Lot 95

A rare Chinese late Ming blue and white silver-mounted 'kraak porselein' vase

WANLI (1573-1619), THE SILVER 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DJOKJA

Fermé23 March 2011

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EUR 4,750

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A rare Chinese late Ming blue and white silver-mounted 'kraak porselein' vase
Wanli (1573-1619), the silver 17th Century, probably Djokja
Pear-shaped with flat shoulder, moulded with six vertical panels each enclosing a galopping horse among cloud scrolls, the neck mounted in silver, with silver cover, glaze flaws, hairline crack
27 cm. high

Note du spécialiste

An example of a smilarly shaped vase, yet decorated with fish and plants, is described and illustrated in Maura Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain- A Moment in the History of Trade, London, 1989, p. 190, pl. 249. The author mentions varieties in mouthrims and in decorations.