A blue and white 'kraak porselein' bowl

WANLI

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A blue and white 'kraak porselein' bowl
Wanli
The central medallion painted with an insect and butterfly amongst flowering chrysanthemum, the well moulded with ruyi-heads enclosing each an hibiscus stem between narrow vertical panels of descending tassels, the everted wavy rim with two trailing sprays of cherry blossoms divided by a dragon-fly (rim chip, frittings)
27 cm diam.

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