Lot 1113. A large iron-red and green-enameled double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 13 1⁄8 (33.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 20,000. © Christie's 2022

The lower and upper bulbs are decorated with roundels containing flowers and birds reserved on a diaper ground superimposed by florets in quatrefoil borders, all between various decorative borders.

Provenance: Private collection, Osaka, before World War II, by repute.

Note: A similar double-gourd vase, but with the addition of gilt decoration, designated as an Important Cultural Property, is illustrated in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, ed., The Enchanting Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection, Osaka, 2017, pp. 166-7, no. 63.