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Double Gourd-shaped Bottle: Ding ware

1368–1644

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)
Medium
porcelain
Measurements
Diameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.); Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
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Gift of Ralph King 1915.361
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A warm, muted white porcelain vessel rises in a double-gourd shape, its larger lower bulb tapering into a smaller upper form. A slender neck extends upward, flaring slightly at the rim. Fine, hair-like crazing cracks vein across the glazed surface, tracing the smooth, curving silhouette. Resting on a narrow base, the vessel balances rounded proportions with an elegant, vertical profile.

Double Gourd-shaped Bottle: Ding ware

1368–1644

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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