A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE BOWL

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619)
With rounded sides rising from a countersunk base, the exterior decorated with a frieze of ducks swimming in a lotus pond, and the interior with a central medallion of a fruiting peach tree, all within double-line borders and painted in rich tones of underglaze blue
5in. (12.8cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

A similar design of aquatic birds and lotus can be found decorating the interior well of a Wanli-marked dish in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration: Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelain, London, 1992, no. 91.

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