Lot 15. Paire de coupes "shufu" en porcelaine émaillée blanc, dynastie Yuan (1279-1368). Diamètres: 13,8 cm. (5 3/8 in.). Estimate 15,000 - EUR 20,000 (USD 16,985 - USD 22,646). © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Reposant sur un petit pied, ils sont à décor moulé de rinceaux de lotus et de deux caractères shu et fu.

Note: The term shufu usually refers to a type of glaze which is slightly more opaque than that of a qingbai glaze and is silky in texture, rather than glassy. The term derives from the characters shu and fu executed in low relief under the glaze found on some wares with this glaze, such as this present pair of bowls. It is believed that wares with this mark were intended for use by a Yuan dynasty government department, the Shumiyuan, which is equated with a Privy Council. Compare the similarly decorated

Shufu bowl of this shape, also dated Yuan dynasty, illustrated in Porcelain Collected by Anhui Province Museum, Beijing, 2002, p. 113, pl. 95.

Christie's. Art d'Asie, Paris, 23 June 2020