A rare Chinese blue and white octagonal section pear-shaped vase

A rare Chinese blue and white octagonal section pear-shaped vase, Yuhuchunping, moulded with facets and painted with panels containing sprays of peony, lotus and diaper designs, the neck with four panels decorated with the Three Friends of Winter and the base with lotus-shaped lappets containing Buddhist emblems, Yuan dynasty, mid 14th century, some restoration to the rim, 30cm. Provenance: Purchased from Christie's Kings Street, 12th June 1989, lot 165. Exhibited: The London Asian Art Fair, Porcelain for Emperors, June 2003, catalogue no.1. Cf. M Medley, Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, pl.38b and S Valenstein, The Hertzman Collection, pl.56.