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A BLUE-AND-WHITE ‘LOTUS’ VASE, MEIPING A RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BUDDHIST EMBLEMS’ STAND
Late 15th century Wanli six-character mark and of the period
The baluster body rising from a gently tapering base to a short neck, The hollow cylindrical body with ribs rising from a flat unglazed base,
decorated with blossoming lotus amidst scrolling stems, between the sides modelled with five ruyi-heads in openwork, decorated
double line borders, between a band of flowerheads and overlapping in around the exterior with birds perched on fruiting and flowering
plantain leaves, the base unglazed. branches, above floral sprays rising from a border of stylised waves,
31cm (12 2/8in) high. the mouth rim with the Eight Buddhist Emblems.
24cm (9 1/2in) diam.
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000 £15,000 - 20,000
CNY130,000 - 180,000
十五世紀末 青花纏枝蓮紋梅瓶
明萬曆 青花花鳥紋基座
Provenance: acquired from Delicate House Chinese Curios, 青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款
Hong Kong, on 1 December 1999
The Reid Collection A similar stand was included in the exhibition The Fame of Flame:
Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods, Hong Kong, 2009,
來源： 於1999年12月1日購自香港古董商采華閣古美術 no.103.
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