A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE HEXAFOIL BOWL

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A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE HEXAFOIL BOWL
QIANLONG

The deep conical sides rising from a deep foot to a hexafoil rim, painted around the exterior with six fruit sprays, including peach, lychee, grape, pomegranate, loquat and cherry above peony, chrysanthemum, lotus and rose flowers around the base and classic scroll around the foot, the interior with similar floral sprays around a dragon in the medallion and a floral band around the rim, the interior of the base unusually painted with a dragon (slight rim wear) -9 1/4in. (23.5cm.) diam.

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