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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE
‘AUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS’ BOWL
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The deep, rounded sides are decorated with large fu and shou
characters formed by the twisted trunks of a pine tree, a prunus tree,
a chrysanthemum stem and bamboo, all growing amidst tufts of grass
and between double line borders.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diam.
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE (another view)
Private collection, Miami, Florida.

The characters, fu and shou, are wishes for happiness and long life.
Compare the similarly decorated bowl of this deep, rounded shape,
also with Wanli mark, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 35 - Blue
and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (II), Hong Kong, 2000, p. 229,
no. 209. See, also, the similar bowl of comparable size, with Wanli
mark, decorated with the characters, fu shou kang ning, sold at
Christie’s New York, 17 September 2010, lot 1323.
明萬曆 青花福壽紋大盌 雙圈六字楷書款
(mark)

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