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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK
PORCELAIN’ LOBED BOWL
Circa 1585-1600
Painted to the interior of the deep U-shaped
lobed body with a medallion enclosing a
lakeside landscape, encircled by ten cakra
and a continuous landscape band, the
exterior with composite floral sprays beneath
a broad flying horse band at the foliate rim,
all supported on a short straight foot, maker’s
mark on the base. 21.6cm (8 1/2in) diam.

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000 24
HK$7,700 - 12,000

Provenance: a European private collection

For a very similar silver-gilt mounted bowl,
known as ‘The Walsingham Bowl’, see
J.Carswell, Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain
Around the World, London, 2000, no.165,
where the author notes that by tradition the
bowl was given by Queen Elizabeth to her
godchild Sir Thomas Walsingham; and for
another, see M.Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain: A
Moment in the History of Trade, London,
1989, pl.168.

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE
‘LANDSCAPE’ BOWL
Wanli
Boldly painted to the exterior and to the
interior, in a circular central medallion and in a
border at the rim, with a vivacious landscape 25
scene of boats crossing a lake dotted with
small islands, luxuriant vegetation, and tall
mountain peaks. 35.5cm (14in) diam.

£1,200 - 1,800
CNY11,000 - 16,000
HK$12,000 - 17,000

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS POND’
BOWL
Changming fugui four-character mark, 16th
century
Painted to the exterior with ducks in a lotus
pond, the interior with a central medallion of
an eagle perched on a rock. 13.4cm (5 1/4in)
diam.
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
HK$19,000 - 29,000

Provenance: Morpurgo collection.
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