Provenance
The Maura Rinaldi Collection.
A Dutch private collection.
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 23 November 2016, accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see addedscan)
Illustrated:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 206, pl. 267a. (see attached scans)
Description
The finely potted shallow bowl has gently rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim and is delicately painted in the centre with a tied double-gourd issuing long, elegantly fluttering ribbons and tassels. The larger gourd is decorated with a geometric fretwork pattern, while the smaller fruit is adorned with mountain-scale motifs, all executed in vibrant tones of underglaze cobalt blue. The exterior is covered with an exceptionally rich monochrome lavender-blue glaze and bears at the base the rare underglaze-blue Egret mark, a distinctive studio mark associated with a small group of high-quality and rare late Ming porcelains.
Reference:
Katharine Butler and Teresa Canepa, 'Leaping The Dragon Gate. The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain', p. 75, no. 1.20-21, inv. no. 1098, 1099 for two comparable examples.
Lot 132
egret mark, Wanli
Dia.: 9,1 cm
Estimation
€ 4.000,00 – € 8.000,00
Provenance
The Maura Rinaldi Collection.
A Dutch private collection.
Marc Michot, Bruges.
The Mr. and Mrs. Baert-Devos Collection, Belgium. Acquired from the above on 23 November 2016, accompanied by a copy of their certificate of authenticity. (see addedscan)
Illustrated:
Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade', p. 206, pl. 267a. (see attached scans)