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Lot 58
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A Blue and White 'Chrysanthemum' Bowl Wanli Mark and Period

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
thinly potted with deep rounded sides moulded with rows of petal-form lappets and flaring towards the lobed rim, the central interior painted with a chrysanthemum bloom and the rim with a lobed lappet band, skirted around the foot with a classic scroll, the base with a six-character Wanli mark within a double-circle

Exhibited

Blåvitt Ming-Porslin ur Svenska Samlingar: Utställning i Östasiatiska Museet, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, 1964, cat. no. 79.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 76.

Condition

A 6mm rim chip, otherwise in good condition, with two firing cracks to foot.
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