A BRILLIANTLY PAINTED AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE FRAGMENT OF A MEIPING YUAN DYNASTY the tapered cylindrical body delicately painted in vivid shades of cobalt-blue with a continuous narrative scene alluding to the Yuan dynasty zaju, Baihuating ('Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers'), depicting the courtesan protagonist, He Lianlian,accompanied by her maid, Pan'er in a courtyard next to the eponymous baihuating, the scene beautifully set with large overhanging trees and decorative balustrades, the reverse portrayed with He Lianlian's lover, Wang Huan, disguised as a fruit vendor whilst running towards the former, his basket portrayed with two upright flags, reading fengliu xingjing ('on a romantic errand'), and jizhuo ... ting ('steady and persistent... pavilion') respectively, all above a classic scroll band bordering the foot, the rim set with a galleried fitting, wood cover diameter 24.3 cm., 9 1/2 in.
A BRILLIANTLY PAINTED AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE FRAGMENT OF A MEIPING YUAN DYNASTY the tapered cylindrical body delicately painted in vivid shades of cobalt-blue with a continuous narrative scene alluding to the Yuan dynasty zaju, Baihuating ('Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers'), depicting the courtesan protagonist, He Lianlian,accompanied by her maid, Pan'er in a courtyard next to the eponymous baihuating, the scene beautifully set with large overhanging trees and decorative balustrades, the reverse portrayed with He Lianlian's lover, Wang Huan, disguised as a fruit vendor whilst running towards the former, his basket portrayed with two upright flags, reading fengliu xingjing ('on a romantic errand'), and jizhuo ... ting ('steady and persistent... pavilion') respectively, all above a classic scroll band bordering the foot, the rim set with a galleried fitting, wood cover diameter 24.3 cm., 9 1/2 in.
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