A Blue and White 'Chrysanthemum' Bowl, Wanli Mark and Period - Photo Sotheby's
thinly potted with deep rounded sides moulded with rows of petal-form lappets and flaring towards the lobed rim, the central interior painted with a chrysanthemum bloom and the rim with a lobed lappet band, skirted around the foot with a classic scroll, the base with a six-character Wanli mark within a double-circle; 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimation: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP
EXHIBITED: Blåvitt Ming-Porslin ur Svenska Samlingar: Utställning i Östasiatiska Museet, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, 1964, cat. no. 79.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 76.
Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com