A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE

WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)

细节

A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE
Wanli period (1573-1619)
The pear-shaped body freely painted with vertical panels of flowers separated by stylized bamboo stalks below further decorative panels and ruyi borders on the neck; together with a blue and white octagonal bowl, Wanli, the eight facets painted with scenes of scholarly life, including meditating, playing the qin, and philosophical discussion with friends
Vase 10¼in. (26cm.) high; bowl 4 5/8in. (11.8cm.) across (2)

拍品专文

Compare a blue and white bottle vase with similar vertical panel decoration, but with the addition of horned animals, illustrated in Ancient Chinese Trade Ceramics, National Museum of History, Taipei, 1994, p. 17.