A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUE BURGAUTE PORCELAIN BOWLS

18TH CENTURY

Lacquered in black to the exterior and inlaid with mother of pearl, each depicting a continuous rocky garden with willow and maple trees, one with a scholar and an attendant carrying a parasol, the other with two scholars in conversation, 9.5cm. (2)

Cf. Do Neolitico Ao Ultimo Imperador, A Perspectiva de um Coleccionador de Macao, p.128, no.87 for a related tea bowl and saucer.