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Property from an Important Asian CollectionAN EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE JUNYAO LAVENDER-GLAZED NARCISSUS BOWLEARLY MING DYNASTY 亞洲重要私人收藏明初 鈞窰天藍釉鼓釘三足水仙盆底刻「二」字 with shallow rounded sides curving down to a flat base supported on three gently flaring ruyi-shaped feet, the rim bordered with a band enclosing evenly spaced rounded studs between two narrow raised ribs, above a further band of studs above the feet, applied overall save for the base with a rich and mottled lavender-blue glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the raised edges, the feet and base covered with a wash of olive-mushroom glaze, the latter further incised with a character er (two), surrounded by near circular spur marks revealing the pale buff stoneware body24.3 cm, 9 ⅝ in.