A blue and white bowl
Mid 17th century
Painted around the exterior with a fisherman in his boat in conversation with another fisherman with his rod, seated on the bands of the river, all amidst a large overhanging willow tree, rockwork and misty mountain peaks in the background, the scene bisected by scrolling clouds, the interior painted with a central medallion depicting a single seated scholar within a similar landscape, the base with apocryphal Chenghua mark.
21.6cm (8½in) diam.
Painted around the exterior with a fisherman in his boat in conversation with another fisherman with his rod, seated on the bands of the river, all amidst a large overhanging willow tree, rockwork and misty mountain peaks in the background, the scene bisected by scrolling clouds, the interior painted with a central medallion depicting a single seated scholar within a similar landscape, the base with apocryphal Chenghua mark.
21.6cm (8½in) diam.
Sold for
£1,920
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: Ove Stenbeck Collection, no.32
Exhibited: Den Befriade Penseln. 300 År av Kinesiskt Porslin och Konsthantverk. Collection Stenbeck, Heinola, Finland, 4 June - 3 September 2000
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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