A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE 'BAJIXIANG' BOWL WANLI MARK AND PERIOD

of shallow curved sides, painted in a light cobalt-blue wash to the side of interior with seven of the bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems'), the eighth emblem featured on the convex well above a scrolling lotus, enclosed in a double circle and bordered by radiating lappets, the exterior painted with small alternating lingzhi sprigs and wasps, supported on a petite foot, the six-character reign mark on the slightly recessed base

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28th November 1978, lot 83.

In good condition with minor glaze pull around the body where it meets the foot. A small area with three specks of kiln grit on the interior. One tiny iron spot on the exterior.
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