Ca. 15th-16th Century AD. A rare 15th-century blue-and-white stem cup with a slight blue-tinged glaze, the cup is decorated with birds on a branch. The interior features a character ('yue', meaning 'moon', half of 'ming') enclosed in double blue lines, the tall stem flared at the base. Some heaping and piling can be seen in the dark cobalt. For a very similar cup, see the collection of The Museum of East Asian Art, No. BATEA: 399.Size: L:93mm / W:64mm ; 95gProvenance: Formerly in a Private Dutch collection.