Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection

A wucai 'peony' stem cup, Ming dynasty, 16th century | 明十六世紀　五彩牡丹紋高足盃

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September 9, 11:30 AM GMT

Estimate

250,000 - 350,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

with a tall cylindrical stem supporting a bowl with deep rounded sides flaring at the rim, the exterior of the bowl painted with four blooming peonies, each issuing from a jardinière, the flowers alternating with four butterflies, all above a border of pearl strings around the tall foot, the interior decorated with a leafy lotus medallion at the centre and a wavy band below the rim, Japanese wood box

h. 14.2 cm

Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, Tokyo.

Shika Meisai: Ise Korekushon no Meito / Imperial Colors: Peerless Chinese Porcelains from the Ise Collection, Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, 2015, cat. no. 15.

See a similar stem cup from the Grandidier Collection in the Musée Guimet, Paris, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol. 8: Musée Guimet, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 20.

來源

繭山龍泉堂，東京

展覽

《瓷華明彩―イセコレクションの名陶》，五島美術館，東京，2015年，編號15

巴黎吉美博物館藏一類例，原屬 Grandidier 收藏，圖載於《東洋陶磁》，卷8：吉美博物館，東京，1981年，圖版20。