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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ MEIPING 明永樂 青花纏枝蓮紋梅瓶
MING DYNASTY, YONGLE PERIOD
of baluster form rising to a short everted neck, finely painted
in shaded tones of cobalt blue with characteristic ‘heaping
and piling’ with three lotus blooms and attendant buds
among scrolling foliage, all between a band of detached lotus
sprays around the foot and a classic scroll encircling the
shoulder, the slightly recessed base left unglazed revealing a
smooth white body
24.5 cm, 9⅝ in.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,500-77,000
16 SOTHEBY ’S CHINESE ART
