Lot 185 , A Chinese late Ming blue glazed and slip decorated ‘qilin’ ewer, for the Islamic market, 20cm high, later Islamic silver mounts, wear

A Chinese late Ming blue glazed and slip decorated ‘qilin’ ewer, for the Islamic market, the flattened pear-shaped body with long S-shaped spout joined by a strut to the body, each side decorated in burnt orange-white slip with a galloping qilin amid flames,
Provenance- collected by the vendor’s grandfather while working and travelling in South East Asia in the 1930s - 1960s. 20cm high, later Islamic silver mounts, wear
£1,000-1,500

Condition:
Replacement Islamic silver handle, strut and spout tip. Scratching to the glaze all over, the slip decoration has burnt orange in firing, kiln grit to the base.

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