A BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BOWL decorated in "Van Frytom" style with a continuous scene of sailing ships and longboats with figures in a waterway, a fortified wall on the far shore under a bank of fleecy clouds and high hills, a band of partly obscured stylized flower heads and leaves to the straight foot, which bears three concentric circles, the inner rim with two bands of lappets, punctuated by leaves at the angles, the central medallion depicting another maritime scene (minute damage), six-character Cheng Hua reign-mark, late 17th century | Christie's

Lot 302

302

A BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BOWL decorated in "Van Frytom" style with a continuous scene of sailing ships and longboats with figures in a waterway, a fortified wall on the far shore under a bank of fleecy clouds and high hills, a band of partly obscured stylized flower heads and leaves to the straight foot, which bears three concentric circles, the inner rim with two bands of lappets, punctuated by leaves at the angles, the central medallion depicting another maritime scene (minute damage), six-character Cheng Hua reign-mark, late 17th century

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A BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL BOWL decorated in "Van Frytom" style with a continuous scene of sailing ships and longboats with figures in a waterway, a fortified wall on the far shore under a bank of fleecy clouds and high hills, a band of partly obscured stylized flower heads and leaves to the straight foot, which bears three concentric circles, the inner rim with two bands of lappets, punctuated by leaves at the angles, the central medallion depicting another maritime scene (minute damage), six-character Cheng Hua reign-mark, late 17th century
23.3cm. diam.

Lot Essay

A similar bowl can be found at Burghley House in Stamford and is illustrated in The Burghley Porcelains (Japan Society, New York 1983), No.64.

A similar example sold in these Rooms, 7 March 1988, lot 36

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