Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 262
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH WANLI 1573-1620 Painted with boats on a river beneath a city wall
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £3800
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
WANLI 1573-1620
Painted with boats on a river beneath a city wall, the border with eight panels of birds perched on flowering branches, 34.5cm.
Provenance: formerly in a French private collection.
Cf. R Krahl and J Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Vol.II, p.612, no.852 for a related dish.