15th Century Blue and White
Bowl
Aquatic
scene.
14.2 centimeters diameter, 7.3 centimeters
height
Fine condition
| Decoration featuring an aquatic scene,
possibly a lotus pond. Four carp swimming among delicate strands of water-fern
and other various underwater plants. Different shades of wash within a finely
detailed outline. The interior with a band below the lip of a trellis-diaper
type pattern similar to that found on earlier Yuan
ware.
This delicate bowl was excavated from a site
on the border between China and Burma. Pieces from this site were identified
as being from the 13th through the 15th century, which means it could possibly
be from the earlier Yuan dynasty. The glazed base however suggests
early Ming. |
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