A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE INSCRIBED STEM BOWL LATE 19TH CENTURY Painted with a pair of birds...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE INSCRIBED STEM BOWL

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Painted with a pair of birds perched on the branch of a flowering bush issuing from rockwork and with two lines of calligraphy, and five bats encircling a shou character to the centre, the foot with bands of fylfots, scrolling foliage and lappets, together with a wood stand, 13.7cm dia. (2)