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106 | Bonhams A large blue and white
‘kraak porselein’ bowl
Wanli
The rounded sides rising up to a slightly flared
rim, the central medallion vividly painted with a
lady weaving, surrounded by rectangular pedals
containing figures and flowers, the reverse with a
continuous landscape.
37cm (14 5/8in) diam.

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$25,000 - 38,000
CNY20,000 - 30,000

明萬曆 青花開光人物圖大碗

Provenance 來源: Stockspring Antiques Ltd.,
London (label)
Roy Davids Collection, no.140, acquired on
1 June 2002

The present lot is unusual in combining a more
typical kraak-ware style of decoration divided into
panels around the central medallion on the interior,
with a more Chinese-style figural scene on the
exterior.