A RARE INSCRIBED WHITE 'MONK'S CAP' EWER, YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424)

A RARE INSCRIBED WHITE 'MONK'S CAP' EWER
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1424)
The ewer is elegantly potted with a bulbous body raised on a short splayed foot, below a curved handle with a ruyi-head tab, all decorated in a soft white glaze, tianbaiyou. The neck, shoulder and lower body above the foot are decorated with incised foliate patterns, and the body is incised with a Tibetan inscription in one horizontal line.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high

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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION