A Rare Ming Dynasty 'Temple Vase' Hongzhi Period (1488-1505)
A Rare Ming Dynasty 'Temple Vase' Hongzhi Period (1488-1505). The Large Ming Porcelain Vase has Two Mask Handels. Decorated with Flowers, Rocks and Sylised Panels. Compare to the Inscribed Dated Vase of 1496 in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art in London. Illustrated in : Ming Ceramics in the British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall, British Museum Press 2001) Page 174 Fig 2. Provenance of the Present Vase : Carew-Shaw Collection. Edward Carew-Shaw (1901-1998) was an Eminent Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon at London's Bolingbroke Hospital.
Date de cette photo: 19 mars 2007
Publié par: Alain Truong