Stem cup, decorated with a peony spray, Ming Dynasty

An image of Stem cup/gaojiaobei. The bowl is decorated inside in the centre with a peony spray and a classic cloud scroll inside the lip. The outside is also decorated with a peony spray. Hard-paste porcelain, painted underglaze in blue, height 9.3cm, diameter, rim, 11.35cm, circa 1368-1644. Ming Dynasty, possiblly. Chinese.

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Stem cup/gaojiaobei. The bowl is decorated inside in the centre with a peony spray and a classic cloud scroll inside the lip. The outside is also decorated with a peony spray. Hard-paste porcelain, painted underglaze in blue, height 9.3cm, diameter, rim, 11.35cm, circa 1368-1644. Ming Dynasty, possiblly. Chinese.

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Accession Number: C.3-2005
Stem cup. Gaojiaobei. Circular bowl with curved sides, supported on a cylindrical foot. The stem is horizontally ridged. The bowl is decorated inside in the centre with a peony spray and a classic cloud scroll inside the lip. The outside is also decorated with a peony spray. The outside is also decorated with a peony spray. Hard-paste porcelain, thrown in two parts, and painted underglaze in blue, height 9.3 cm, diameter, rim, 11.35 cm, circa 1368-1644. Ming Dynasty, possibly. Chinese.
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