£13,750
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
明崇禎 青花雙仙圖花觚
of trumpeted beaker form, animatedly painted around the body with the Daoist immortal Liu Haichan teasing his three-legged toad with the help of Han Xiangzi buoyantly playing music with a flute, all within two incised bands near the foot and mouth
Provenance: Private European collection
Note: Compare to a blue and white gu vase, painted in the same theme, slightly shorter (36.3cm), dated to Ming dynasty Chongzhen period, sold at Johan's Beijing, 15 April 2018, lot 22