THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A RARE MING BLUE AND WHITE 'KORANIC' VASE AND AN INCISED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, the first of ovoid shape with a splayed base, painted with Islamic inscriptions in circular and foliate cartouches and with lotus in the spandrels (neck reduced), 9cm. high, Zhengde six-character mark and of the period; the second with a garlic neck, incised around the body with a vase of peony and chrysanthemum, all under a white glaze (rim polished), 28cm. high, Wanli six-character mark, 17th Century (2)

细节
A RARE MING BLUE AND WHITE 'KORANIC' VASE AND AN INCISED PEAR-SHAPED VASE, the first of ovoid shape with a splayed base, painted with Islamic inscriptions in circular and foliate cartouches and with lotus in the spandrels (neck reduced), 9cm. high, Zhengde six-character mark and of the period; the second with a garlic neck, incised around the body with a vase of peony and chrysanthemum, all under a white glaze (rim polished), 28cm. high, Wanli six-character mark, 17th Century (2)