A blue and white 'Buddhist lion' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙　青花折枝牡丹獅子紋盌　《大明嘉靖年製》仿款

with steep sides rising from a short foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior painted with three Buddhist lions, each alternating with a peony spray, the interior centred with a matching floral medallion, encircled by a foliate chevron border at the rim, the rim dressed in brown, the base inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark

17.9 cm