A Chinese blue and white gourd vase
Ming Dynasty, probably Wanli
Of elegant bottle form and decorated with scenes of a scholar and attendant in a mountain landscape.
19.5cm high
Footnote:PROVENANCE:
S.R.Twigg collection, thence the B & RM Watkins collection, thence by descent to the vendor.
Sold for £2,700
Condition Report
Tiny chips and some fritting to the rim, otherwise negligible signs of age.
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