RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE,Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen period (1628-1644). The pear shaped body painted with three herons in a lotus pond with lotus leaves and scrolls - 10 in. high. Estimate $8,000-10,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Virginia PUBLISHED: Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, Stephen Little, p. 76-77, pl. 27
Quarter of an inch hairline inside the mouth of the vase. Otherwise in good condition
