£1,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
明 大明年製款 黃釉劃花穿花鳳凰紋玉壺春瓶
carved on the bulbous body with two phoenixes amidst scrolling tendrils and flowers, the neck further with a band of plantain leaves, the base inscribed with a four-character 'Da Ming Nian Zhi' (Made in the year of Great Ming) in underglaze-blue
Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from the estate of a recognised author in Massachusetts, America