• Dimension: Height: 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm) Length: 7 in (17.8 cm)
• Estimate From: $1000
• Estimate To: $1800

The pear shaped body decorated with leafy bamboo and plum blossom branches, with a band of upright leaves encircle the the base and a band of scrolling foliage around the neck, the curved spout inscribed with four character Yongle mark. Ming Dynasty period.

永樂一朝窯事興盛，成就卓越，上承宋元，下啟康乾，創新發明極多，器類式樣之豐富，釉色裝飾之廣泛，為此前所未經見，其中青花一門極負盛名，深得後世推崇。本品為永樂青花執壺之翹楚，以紋飾罕見而著稱。其壺身呈玉壺春瓶式樣，腹一側設長彎流，流與頸之間以雲形板連接美觀實用，設計巧妙。器型線條複雜多變，雍容秀美。通體以青花繪就，層次豐富，佈局得宜，毫無繁縟之感。其青花凝重妍麗，蒼雅雄勁，一如水墨，所繪諸花筆觸細膩，氣韻流暢，盡現永樂御瓷纖巧柔美之風姿。“永樂年製”款識。