明嘉靖 青花「秋雁蘆葦」圖盃 《大明嘉靖年製》款

of conical form supported on a slightly tapered foot, freely painted around the exterior in deep shades of cobalt with two ducks swimming amond reeds, the reverse with a duck flying towards another standing on the shore, the interior similarly decorated with a duck among reeds within doucle circles repeated at the rim, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within double circles

The bowl is in good condition. There are a few original painting flaws and some minor surface scratches to the glaze on the interior.
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Compare a similarly decorated Jiajing blue and white cup, sold in these rooms, 8th April 2013, lot 3124.