A Blue and White 'Lotus' Pen Box and Cover. Ming Dynasty, Circa 1500 - Photo Sotheby's
of oval section, the cover and the sides painted with meandering lotus scrolls, framed by chevron and classic scroll bands, the interior divided into two shaped compartments. Quantité: 2 - 22.7cm., 9in. Estimation: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP
PROVENANCE: The Riesco Collection.
Sotheby's London, 11th December 1984, lot 333A.
Bluett & Sons, London.
EXHIBITED: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 54.
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