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Lot 324

A green-glazed stem cup
Early Ming Dynasty

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13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A green-glazed stem cup

Early Ming Dynasty
The sturdily potted cup with well-rounded sides and slightly everted rim, supported on a partly hollowed, spreading stem imitating a section of bamboo, covered overall with an unctuous green glaze, except for the foot ring burnt brick-red in the firing.
11.3cm (4½in) high.

Footnotes

Provenance: R.F.A. Riesco, collection no.196
Purchased at Sotheby's London, 23 June 1970, lot 42.

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