Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 236
A Chinese blue and white bowl Wanli 1573-1620
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3800
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Description
A Chinese blue and white bowl Wanli 1573-1620, painted to the exterior with figures in a fenced rocky garden, two with fans, another in a horse and cart with an attendant, a single figure within a roundel to the well, the base with a mark which reads qian kun sheng hua, 12cm.
Cf. J Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in The British Museum, p.308, for related bowls.