A BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-FORM AND BEVELLED BOTTLE choson dynasty (18th century) The lower body of the vessel hexagonal above the raised ring foot and the upper body ovoid with waisted neck ending in a flared mouth; painted in underglaze blue on each of the eight facets, five poems of five characters each inscribed on two facets on one side and on two facets on the other side between by a stand of chrysanthemums on two facets and a stand of dianthus flowers on two facets, all rendered in pale blue strokes with darker ink-blue dabs of color; the upper body painted in underglaze blue with auspicious symbols, a fan, a coin and a chime, each centered by four 'flaming pearls', z-shaped potter's mark on base--8¼in. (20.8cm.) high, hairline cracks, gold lacquer restorations to mouth, short firing crack in foot
A BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-FORM AND BEVELLED BOTTLE choson dynasty (18th century) The lower body of the vessel hexagonal above the raised ring foot and the upper body ovoid with waisted neck ending in a flared mouth; painted in underglaze blue on each of the eight facets, five poems of five characters each inscribed on two facets on one side and on two facets on the other side between by a stand of chrysanthemums on two facets and a stand of dianthus flowers on two facets, all rendered in pale blue strokes with darker ink-blue dabs of color; the upper body painted in underglaze blue with auspicious symbols, a fan, a coin and a chime, each centered by four 'flaming pearls', z-shaped potter's mark on base--8¼in. (20.8cm.) high, hairline cracks, gold lacquer restorations to mouth, short firing crack in foot
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