A small cobalt glazed porcelain jar with white slip decoration
Wanli period
Of compressed globular shape with an incised band along the shoulder beneath the rich cobalt wash that forms the ground for cranes in flight amid cloud scrolls drawn in white slip beneath a celadon-tinged glaze also applied to the interior walls and the recessed base (rim reduced in size).
5 1/8in (13cm) diameter
Of compressed globular shape with an incised band along the shoulder beneath the rich cobalt wash that forms the ground for cranes in flight amid cloud scrolls drawn in white slip beneath a celadon-tinged glaze also applied to the interior walls and the recessed base (rim reduced in size).
5 1/8in (13cm) diameter
Sold for
US$ 1,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, sale 5220, October 12, 1984, lot 297 (illustrated)
Lot heading
Chinese Ceramics
Blue and White Wares
Property from the Zeiser Collection
Blue and White Wares
Property from the Zeiser Collection
Category: Asian Art
Auction terms and conditions
Contacts
Angela Lee
Bonhams
Work
220 San Bruno Avenue
San Francisco,
94103
United States
WorkTel:
+1 415 503 3358
FaxFax: +1 415 503 3300
Auction Administration
-
Asian Art