21 septembre 2013
A blue and white 'Rosette' moonflask, bianhu, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period
A blue and white 'Rosette' moonflask, bianhu, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period. Photo: Sotheby's. modelled after a Middle Eastern metal prototype, the flattened spherical body rising to a waisted neck and a small bulb-shaped mouth, set with two elegantly arched...