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A FAHUA RETICULATED DOUBLE-
GOURD VASE

MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

The lower and upper body are decorated with scholars
at various pursuits amidst clouds and pine trees against a
pierced ground, with ruyi heads at the waist, and petal-
lappet borders at the mouth and foot. The decoration
is glazed in turquoise, yellow and white against a rich
aubergine ground.
13æ in. (35 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE

Ralph M. Chait, New York, no. 6129, according to label.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1960.
明十五/十六世紀 琺華透雕高士圖葫蘆瓶
來源
Ralph M. Chait，編號6129（据標簽所知）。
小約翰．戴維森．洛克菲勒（1874-1960）珍藏。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1960年。

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