Chinese porcelain tankard decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) with a scholar and a Buddhist monk , c. 1630, Chongzhen reign, Ming dynasty.

Very rare and fine Chinese export porcelain tankard with loop handle delicately decorated in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua) with a scene of a scholar talking with a Buddhist monk in a landscape setting, c. 1630, Chongzhen reign, Ming dynasty, h. 20 cm, 8 in; d. 9,5 cm, 3¾ in. 1-18360

Literature:

• Chinese Blue & White Porcelain from the Pullan Collection, sale catalogue by Bluet & Son, Ltd London1998, cat. 13 for a similar tankard, 22,5 cm high, dated 1640;

• Ming Pottery and Porcelain, by S. Jenyns, 1988 London and Boston, p. 198, cat. 208 for a similar tankard;

• Jingdezhen to the world: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the late Ming Dynasty, by T. Canepa, isbn 978-912168-09-5, 2019, pp. 304-307, for two tankards with the same form, 1634/40, 19 cm high. 

非常罕見和精美的中國外銷瓷青花帶把啤酒杯，器身畫有學士與和尚交談的山水圖像，約1630年，明祟禎，高20厘米，8英寸；直徑9.5厘米，3¾英寸。

參考文獻：

• 《Pullan系列中國青花瓷器》，倫敦Bluet & Son, Ltd於1998年出版的銷售目錄，參見編號13一類似的啤酒杯，高22.5厘米，年代為1640年；

• 《走向世界的景德鎮：盧裡珍藏明末中國出口瓷器》，作者：T. Canepa，ISBN 978-912168-09-5，2019年出版，參見第304-307頁兩個相同形狀的啤酒杯，年代為1634/40年，高19厘米。