- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Blue-and-white.
Clay: fine white porcelain; scattered black flecks on base.
Glaze: plain, transparent.
Decoration: in underglaze blue, clouds on neck; overlapping petals and pendant leaves on shoulder; landscape garden with figures, stylized lotus panels.
- Published References
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- Dr. John Alexander Pope. Some Blue and White in Istanbul. vol. 26 London, 1950-1951. pl. 10e.
- Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 107.
- Ming Porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, 1953. p. 26, fig. 2.
- Margaret Medley. Patterns of Chinese Taste in Porcelain. vol. 52 London. cat. 16, p. 76.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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