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19 June 2021 - 14:30 (CEST) -
19, rue des Salins - 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
"Blue and white" porcelain remains an enduring symbol of the excellence of China's arts. With its refined fruit and flower decoration, this meiping vase evokes the splendors of the early Ming period.
China, Yongle period (1403-1424), porcelain meiping vase with blue underglaze decoration, h. 36 cm/14.2 in. Estimate: 1/1,5 M€
China, Yongle period (1403-1424), porcelain meiping vase with blue underglaze decoration, h. 36 cm/14.2 in. Estimate: 1/1,5 M€
A photo from 1930 shows the current owner's grandmother doing embroidery next to the vase: proof that it has been in this old Auvergne family for at least a century. It dates from the reign of the Yongle emperor (1402-1424), one of the greatest periods for Chinese porcelain. "It is the Ming vase par excellence," says expert Alice Jossaume. "The "blue and white" pieces from the Yongle period are more sought-after than those of the Qianlong reign, because they were the…
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