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A VERY RARE AND FINELY PAINTED MING BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424)
明永樂 青花纏枝花卉紋折沿盤
The interior of the vessel is fnely painted in vibrant shades of cobalt blue to depict a large open-form
fower, with each petal containing an auspicious emblem. The fower is encircled by a key-fret border,
with the interior of the walls decorated with seven stylised lotus blooms supported on leafy scrolls, below
a narrow band of foral sprays to the splayed mouth. The exterior is further decorated with seven various
fower blooms with leafy scrolls. The base is left unglazed.
12æ in. (32.4 cm.) diam.
£50,000-80,000 $77,000-120,000
€69,000-110,000
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