CHINA, SWATOW group A porcelain "monk's cap"... Lot 16

CHINA, SWATOW group A porcelain "monk's cap" shaped pot with red and green enamels of scrolling chrysanthemums, underneath a braid of Ruyi and chrysanthemums placed on gadroons at the base. A wooden lid is attached. 17th century (Handle glued back and fire in the bottom.) Height 19,4 cm Cf : La porcelaine Ming, D. Lion-Goldschmidt, 1978 p. 76 fig. 40, Form of ritual use for Buddhist worship