Asian Art II - 18th November 2015

Lot 588

A CHINESE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER 18TH CENTURY Painted with a portrait of Petrus Boudaan (1666-1734)...

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A CHINESE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER

18TH CENTURY

Painted with a portrait of Petrus Boudaan (1666-1734) within a circular panel and the inscription 'PETRUS BOUDAAN Ecclesiastes Amstelodmensis', the rim with a gilt scrolling border, 11.7cm. (2)

Cf. D Howard and J Ayers, China for the West, vol.I, p.255, where a canister with Pieter Boudaan's portrait is illustrated.