A DOUCAI 'SCHOLAR' BOWL, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

A DOUCAI 'SCHOLAR' BOWL

QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

清康熙 鬥彩閒庭高士圖盌 《大明成化年製》仿款

the exterior well-enameled depicting a scholar enjoying a moment of repose, seated at rockwork table supporting a small wine cup and floral display, waiting as two attendants prepare food, all in an elegantly balustraded garden setting, the interior with a central medallion enclosing floral sprays issuing from rockwork, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark 

Diameter 6⅛ in., 15.4 cm