TWO BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS

KANGXI PERIOD

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TWO BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
kangxi period
One of conical form, painted with the eight horses of Mu Wang, seven are pictured on the exterior amid grasses and mountains and one is painted on the interior in a recumbant position, the base with a Chenghua six character mark within a double blue circle; the other painted on the exterior with Buddhist lions alternating with peony sprigs, with a single peony sprig on the interior base below a parallel line and stylized floral band at the rim, the base with a six character Jiajing mark within a double blue line
Largest 71/8 in. (18.1 cm.) diameter (2)

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