Lot Essay
Such bowl with combined patterns of mandarin ducks and bunches of grapes are very rare. Although these two motifs are recurrent on 16th century cloisonné wares, no other bowl like this one appears to be published. For a similar pattern with bunches of grapes, see a tripod censer illustrated in H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné - Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Museum Rietberg, Zurich 1985, pl.35. The central medallion of the current bowl with mandarin ducks is also very close from 16th century dishes illustrated in H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Op. Cit., pl.48.
See also the dish offered in this sale, lot 6.
See also the dish offered in this sale, lot 6.