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THE PROPERTY OF GOTŌ SHINSHUDŌ

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A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASE,
YUHUCHUNPING

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The elegantly proportioned vase is fnely painted in shades of underglaze blue
with a fruiting gourd vine beneath a cluster of leafy grapes, and with one cloud
cluster on the upper neck and two on the interior of the mouth.
11º in. (28.6 cm.) high, purple silk stand, Japanese double wood box
$200,000-300,000

PROVENANCE

Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, before 1983.

LITERATURE

Sekai toji Zenshu, vol. 13, Tokyo, 1955, p. 212, no. 210 (the image shown in the
publication is in mirror image).
Gotō Shinshudō began his illustrious career in 1951 when he joined the
legendary frm Mayuyama and Co., and was appointed to the board in 1976.
He enjoyed a long tenure at the frm, and started his own gallery in Kyobashi,
Tokyo in 1984, specializing in Chinese, Korean and Japanese ceramics, as
well as metalwork and stone sculptures. Building on the reputation he earned
at Mayuyama and Co., his own business achieved success, dealing with
some of the world’s elite private collectors and important institutions such as
the Toguri Museum of Art.
元 青花瓜藤葡萄紋玉壺春瓶

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