BFE 59 An unusual blue and white kendi with hare mark

明萬曆 青花軍持 兔紋底款

Wanli period (1573-1620)

The kendi has a globular body, mammiform spout and is surmounted by a slightly waisted cylindrical neck with disc-shaped top. The body is painted with three shaped panels of a flowerhead growing from a leafy branch reserved in white on a blue ground and divided by cloud clusters. The spout has two further flowering branches. The neck is surrounded by a toothed border below overlapping petals. The neck is painted with stylised dragons with feathery tails reserved on a blue ground. The base has a hare mark reserved on a blue splash within a double line circle
17 cm high

BFE 59 明萬曆 青花軍持 兔紋底款
時代：明萬曆，西元1573至1620年。
特徵：軍持器身呈球形，上連圓柱形持柄。外側三個開光內裝飾花卉紋，開光間有雲紋，頸部裝飾風格化龍紋，底部可見以雙圈框住的兔子紋飾。
尺寸：高17公分。