Lot Essay
Compare this rare bowl with three others, dated mid-16th century, from the collection of Mr. Pierre Uldry, illustrated in H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné - Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Museum Rietberg, Zurich 1985, pl.87 and 87A, pl.88 and 88A and pl.90.
The first bowl decorated with horses inside and on the central medallion ; the second bowl with a double vajra inside but chimeras and dragons on the side ; the third and closest example with horses on the inner side and flowers outside.
The first bowl decorated with horses inside and on the central medallion ; the second bowl with a double vajra inside but chimeras and dragons on the side ; the third and closest example with horses on the inner side and flowers outside.