Garden stool China, Ming Dynasty, (16th-17th... Lot 44

Garden stool China, Ming Dynasty, (16th-17th centuries) Porcelain stoneware glazed with aubergine, turquoise and yellow Fahua type. H. 37 cm The perimeter is decorated with open flowers and handles in the shape of lion masks between two rows of nails. The seat is also decorated with a flower. Published / reproduced : "ORIENTS-OCCIDENT, DIX SIÈCLES DE VOYAGES CÉRAMIQUES - TRÉSORS DE COLLECTIONS PRIVÉES EUROPÉENNES" (TEN CENTURIES OF CERAMIC TRAVELS - TREASURES OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS) Société Française d'Étude de la Céramique Orientale Paris 2006 Fig. 69 page 40. Provenance : Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes (Paris) (Inv.22476 Acquired from the Hôtel Drouot in 1977)