Chinese porcelain bottle with “garlic mouth” covered in sacrificial cobalt blue, decorated with an applied reptile from the Squamata (lizard) class around the neck, Jiajing reign, Ming dynasty.

Very rare Chinese porcelain bottle vase with “garlic mouth” covered in sacrificial cobalt blue, decorated with an applied unglazed reptile from the Squamata (lizard) class coiled around the neck, c. 1550, Jiajing reign, Ming dynasty h. 19 cm, 7½ in. 1.14217 Bespoke box.

Illustrated: Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, by A. Varela Santos, 2018/2019, cat. 13.

◆ A similar vase of the same size is in the Museum of the Forbidden City, Beijing.

非常珍稀的中國外銷瓷藍釉蒜頭瓶，瓶頸盤繞著一條無釉的蜥蜴，約1550年，明嘉靖，高19釐米，7½ 英吋。

圖示：《中國陶瓷及工藝精品》，作者阿.瓦瑞拉.山度士，編號 13。

◆ 參見北京故宮博物館一相同尺寸近器。