MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)

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AN UNUSUAL LARGE BLUE AND WHITE LOBED BASIN
MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619)
The deep basin with steep sides rising to a wide, flat, pentagonal lobed rim, painted on the interior with a central design of ducks and lotus in an aquatic landscape within a similarly shaped border, the cavetto with five alternating ruyi head and oval-shaped cartouches with figures in landscapes, flowers and Daoist trigrams, reserved on various diaper grounds interspersed with pendent, ribbon-tied elements, the flat rim with small blossoms against a continuous wave ground, the exterior painted with jagged tree branches and hanging vines, the base left unglazed
14 in. (35.6 cm.) diam., hinged lacquer cover, Japanese wood box

Provenance

Japanese private collection.

Lot Essay

Lobed basins of this form from the Wanli period are known, although those decorated in this pattern appear to be quite rare. An example of a five-lobed basin, painted in underglaze blue with five-clawed dragons confronted around a pearl, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 28 April 2003, lot 651.

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