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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-
GOURD VASE

WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
The heavily potted vase is decorated all over
with shou character medallions amidst clouds,
each facet of the lower body with a medallion of
Shoulao seated beside an incense burner above
a continuous band of breaking waves at the base,
the upper bulb further decorated with four circular
medallions containing a peach-bearing tree trunk
twisted into the shape of a shou character.
22 ¡ in. (56.7 cm.) high
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, Germany, acquired in the 1920s.
Nagel, Stuttgart, 8 May 2009, lot 46.
明萬曆 青花百壽大葫蘆瓶

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