Lot 818. A small purple-splashed ‘Ma Jun’ double-gourd vase, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The vase is thickly potted with bulbous lower section and smaller upper section, and is covered with a matte glaze of milky blue color accented around the neck and to one side with pale purple splashes. 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high

Provenance: Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1926.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza