PROVENANCE: From private collectors in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Measurements: Height: 30.5 cm, Diam: 18.8cm Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White Lotus Porcelain Gourd Bottle Vase. The porcelain potted in a shape of double gourd bottle vase, with two bulbous bellies conjoined together, round opening lip, raised on round foot base and slighty concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of lotus flowers blooms interspersed foliage and scrolling interlocking tendril. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct.The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.