Yongle period

A Fine Early Ming Blue and White Vase, meiping, Yongle period (1403-1425).  Photo Christies Image Ltd 2013 The elegant baluster body is boldly painted in subtle tones of cobalt-blue with six detached fruiting sprays of pomegranate, lychee, cherry, longyan, peach and loquat between double lines. The foot is encircled with overlapping leaves and the shoulder with a band of pendent lotus petal lappets enclosing elaborate trefoils. The interior is glazed whilst the base is left unglazed. 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.)... [Lire la suite]

A fine blue and white 'flower scroll' dish. Ming dynasty, Yongle period - Sotheby's well potted with rounded sides divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short tapered foot to a barbed everted rim, painted in vivid tones of cobalt-blue accented with 'heaping and piling', the slightly recessed interior centred with a large cusped medallion of lotus, surrounded by blooms of camellia, lotus, chrysanthemum, mallow and dianthus borne on foliate scrolls within a barbed... [Lire la suite]

An outstanding and fine white-glazed anhua-decorated floral bowl. Ming dynasty, Yongle period - Sotheby's superbly potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a wide flared rim, deftly incised on the exterior with four detached foliate sprays of lotus, camellia, rose and peony, each naturalistically rendered with an attendant bud and corresponding leaves under a faint double-line border at the rim, the interior centred with a medallion enclosing a fruiting branch of pomegranate... [Lire la suite]

A fine blue and white barbed dish, Ming dynasty, Yongle period - Sotheby's the shallow rounded sides divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short circular tapered foot to a barbed everted rim, beautifully painted in graded shades of cobalt accented with 'heaping and piling', the interior with a central peony surrounded by blooms of camellia, rose, lotus and hibiscus, all wreathed by interlocked meandering stems within a barbed double-line... [Lire la suite]

A Very Fine and Rare blue and White 'Lotus' (lianzi) Bowl, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period - Sotheby's finely potted in the shape of a lotus bud (lianzi), the steep rounded sides and pointed base supported on a small cylindrical foot, delicately painted in deep tones of cobalt accented with 'heaping and piling', the interior with a central medallion enclosing a quatrefoil formal motif within a border of key-fret and trefoil strapwork around the sides, all below a 'classic' scroll at... [Lire la suite]

Monk’s Cap Ewer (Sengmaohu), Ming dynasty, Yongle period, 1403-1424.  Ceramic; Porcelain; Monochrome, Wheel-thrown porcelain with molded, modeled, applied, and engraved decoration under clear glaze, 8 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. (20.32 x 20.32 x 11.43 cm). Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., in memory of Alice and Joe M. Schaaf (AC1999.38.7). LACMA

A rare blue and white porcelain ewer made for the Islamic market, China, Ming Dynasty, Yongle period, 1403-1424 AD, with Ottoman Tombak Mounts, 17th-18th Century - Photo Sotheby's of pyriform form with a bulbous base and tapering neck supported on a narrow ring foot, the sloping shoulder with serpentine handle and spout with attached foliate bracket, the spout and neck terminating in a domed and arcaded tombakmount with detachable cover and chain, the porcelain body decorated in underglaze cobalt blue reserved on white... [Lire la suite]

An Anhua And Incised White-Glazed Bowl, Lianzi Wan. Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period - Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot, decorated in anhua to the interior with a floral medallion, enclosed by radiating stiff petal lappets below a band of breaking waves at the rim, the exterior incised with an undulating floral scroll bearing alternating chrysanthemum and camellia blossoms below a keyfret band, applied overall with a milky-white glaze, Japanese wood box. Quantité: 2 - 21cm., 8 1/4... [Lire la suite]

A Rare Inscribed White-Glazed 'Monk's Cap' Ewer, Sengmao Hu. Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period - Photo Sotheby's the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a flared cylindrical neck, surmounted by a galleried monk’s cap rim with a small lug on the interior, the tall spout of semi-circular section extending the full length of the neck,  the wide strap handle with a ruyi-shaped terminal and a ruyi-shaped tab on top incised in iron-red with the Arabic inscription reading Shah Jahan Ibn Shah 1503,... [Lire la suite]

A rare blue and white jar, Guan, Yongle period (1403-1425). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012 The jar is potted with rounded walls and slightly waisted foot. The exterior is painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with 'heaping and piling', the sides decorated with flowers of the seasons, peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and camellia, each flower with two large blooms and some smaller flowers and buds amidst leaves on branching stems. The foot is painted with a band of overlapping leaves, the shoulder with a lappet band. 10 in.... [Lire la suite]