PROVENANCE:
John Gorse (1945-2020) of Charleston, SC. A business entrepreneurs, private collectors. A retired as senior vice president for legal and regulatory affairs in 1981. After retirement he focused his efforts on revitalizing the local area and philanthropy. His entrepreneurial drive continually motivated him to privately invest in real estate ventures and many other businesses. In addition to his impressive business acumen, he was a man of artistic pursuits, collecting antiques, porcelains, oriental rugs, and artwork of many different genres.

Dimensions: Height: 38.8 cm, Diam.: 34 cm

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Flowers Motif Porcelain Amphora Jar. This porcelain has an round open mouth with a slightly out-turned lip, short neck leads to a convex bulging mid belly with a shr
ink bottom, raised on the ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of flowers bloom interspersed foliage, interlocking tendril and Ruyi shaped large pendants filled by scrolling clouds, interspersed by floral and fruiting banquets. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. It was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. The glaze is lustrous and glittering, giving a sense of fresh and bright.

The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.
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