{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-beaker-vase-transitional-period","title":"A blue and white beaker vase – Transitional Period","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFinely potted rising from a stepped foot to a straight rim. The exterior is boldly painted with bunches of grapes borne on leafy branches with curling tendrils. The inner rim is left unglazed to be able to take a cover. These beakers were ordered by the VOC (Dutch East India Company) in the first half of 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The pattern derived directly from Dutch metalwork of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Chongzhen (1628-1644)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHeight 16 cm,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ediameter of mouth 11.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, minor wear and firing flaws. There is a hairline crack, mainly visible on the inside under UV-light. Since there is no impact mark, it was probably developed in the firing. No further cracks or repairs found under UV-light. See photos for details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 240\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e There is a very similar beaker vase in the Frelinghuysen Collection illustrated in Four Centuries of Blue and White, The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain, Becky Macguire, 2023. Plate 99. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA related vase was recently sold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auction\/32360\/lot\/256\/a-blue-and-white-grape-beaker-cup-shunzhi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBonhams in Paris\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58470435946821,"sku":"240","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/beakervasetransition1.jpg?v=1783267741","url":"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/products\/a-blue-and-white-beaker-vase-transitional-period","provider":"Floren Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}