Lot 35. A blue and white stemcup, Yuan dynasty;  8.8cm., 3 1/2 in. Estimate 2,713 - 4,070 EUR. Lot sold 13,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

the U-shaped body rising to a flared rim, supported on a square-sectioned stem, freely painted to the exterior with a foliate scroll bearing fruiting berries above a band of lappets, the flared foot applied with a raised fillet above pendent leaves, the interior with a Sanskrit character within a double-circle, Japanese wood box. Quantité: 2.

Exhibition: Genmei meihin ten [Exhibition of Yuan and Ming ceramics], The Japan Ceramic Society, Tokyo, 1956, cat. no. 63

Bibliography: Ryoichi Fujioka, Gen Min sho no sometsuke. Tōki zenshū [The complete works of ceramics. The first blue and white ceramics form Yuan and Ming dynasty], vol. 11, Tokyo, 1960, pl. 2.

Sotheby's. The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics – The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 10:00 AM