Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 84
A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DEEP BELL-SHAPED BOWL MID-16TH CENTURY The exterior painted with a...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2600
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Description
A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DEEP BELL-SHAPED BOWL
MID-16TH CENTURY
The exterior painted with a continuous scene of figures and boats in a mountainous river landscape with houses and pagodas, the inner well with a medallion enclosing a similar design below a band of cranes and lotus, 14.5cm dia.
Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dr Arthur Spriggs, purchased from Sidney Michael in 1963.