A blue and white bowl 17th century
A blue and white bowl
17th century
The interior painted in the centre with a landscape medallion, the exterior with a continuous river scene of a lady fishing on a boat, beside two boys and two bearded figures hiding behind vegetation on the shore and eating; the base and centre with incised characters.
16.2cm (6 5/8in) diam
Sold for £812 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The character in the centre reads 患, huan: 'trouble', 'peril', 'disaster'; the one on the base probably reads 記, ji: 'remember', 'record', 'engrave'.

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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