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239 TWO LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK
PORSELEIN’ BOWLS
240 Wanli
92 | BONHAMS Each with rounded sides rising to the barbed-
rim, supported on a short tapering foot, the
panels variously painted with floral sprays,
auspicious objects and diaper patterns, the
interior painted on one bowl with a central
medallion enclosing a tiger below pine, the
other with a bird below tree peony.
The largest 36.1cm (14 1/4in) diam. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 28,000
HK$22,000 - 33,000

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A ZHANGZHOU BLUE AND WHITE
CHARGER
Late Ming Dynasty
The sturdily-potted charger painted with a
central medallion enclosing a pair of writhing
dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, framed
by five mythical beasts, the well painted
with roundels alternately enclosing Arabic
inscriptions and dancing figures, interspersed
by ribboned pendants.
38.2cm (15in) diam.

£500 - 800
CNY4,600 - 7,300
HK$5,500 - 8,800

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘POMEGRANATE’
KENDI
Wanli
The globular body boldly painted with
alternating panels of floral sprays, the
s-shaped spout with applied foliate moulding,
the tapering neck rising to a six-petalled
mouth.
17cm (6 3/4in) high

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

See a similar ewer in the Groninger Museum
collection, dated 1600-1610 in M. Rinaldi,
Kraak Porcelain, London, 1989, colour plate
255. See also a similar blue and white kendi,
Wanli, sold at Christie’s New York 16 March
2015 .