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A Longquan Egret Stemcup

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Vase with Quail Designs

Vase with Quail Designs
During the late years of Kangxi Reign, a new type of polychrome porcelain with enameled colors...

Openwork Building-Shaped Pillow

Openwork Building-Shaped Pillow
The whole body of the pillow is employed with fine and even white glaze. With a slight concave,...

An Underglaze Bule and Yellow "Floral" Jar

An Underglaze Bule and Yellow
Thick walled, but finely crafted form rests on a bowed ring foot, arching in briefly to a long,...

Yuan Dynasty
Height: 13.5cm

Broadly-flared foot of eight lobed form with coin-shaped opening supports cup of similar octagonal lobe division with splayed lip, heavy glazing in greenish glaze, with pressed-pattern motif, inner walls with lotus blossoms supporting treasures and center with the character Fu (prosperity) , outer walls with eight medallions of egrets and lotuses, all finely executed and defined.

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