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A group of six blue and white bowls and ten small cups Late 15th/Early 16th Century
28 July 2009, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$244 inc. premium
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Late 15th/Early 16th Century
The bowls of inverted bell form, each interior with a stylized characters and rim band of scrolling tendrils, the exterior with leafy orchid or four-petal flowers above jeweled lappets, the bases with a chocolate brown wash; the cups of similar shape with petal-shaped ribs on the exterior, each decorated with a ruyi-head or jeweled rim band above stiff leaves repeated on the interior centered by a character or blossom. 5 ½ and 2 1/2in (14 and 6.3cm) average diameters
The bowls of inverted bell form, each interior with a stylized characters and rim band of scrolling tendrils, the exterior with leafy orchid or four-petal flowers above jeweled lappets, the bases with a chocolate brown wash; the cups of similar shape with petal-shaped ribs on the exterior, each decorated with a ruyi-head or jeweled rim band above stiff leaves repeated on the interior centered by a character or blossom. 5 ½ and 2 1/2in (14 and 6.3cm) average diameters














