Fine Asian Art

A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE-SHAPED PORCELAIN VASE, China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1521-1567)

h cm 30

The compressed globular body is well painted in underglaze blue with two lobed panels surrounded by three-pointed clouds, depicting a qilin and a lion among clouds and waves. The long, narrow neck is decorated with flowering branches.

Provenance: private collection, Liguria.

Catalog notes:

See a slightly later vase with similar decoration sold at Bonhams, Chinese Works of Art and Paintings Online, 20–30 September 2024, New York, lot no. 65.

青花瑞兽纹长颈瓶，中国，明嘉靖