Bowl - Porcelain - 壽 Shou - Longevity - China - Transitional Period
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Porcelain bowl from China, transitional period, with underglaze blue decoration featuring Longevity Shou characters and Shou symbols, measuring 9.6 cm in height and 22.6 cm in width, authentic/original and in good condition.
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A rare fine-quality bowl from the late Ming dynasty, decorated in underglaze blue with Longevity (Shou) characters and round Shou symbols. The rim shows the typical honeycomb with dots pattern, but the band near the foot is decorated with unusually nice blue lappets.
The inside is painted with Shou Lao, the god of longevity, in a double-ring medallion. He is flying on the back of a crane with outstretched wings among true ruyi/lingzhi-shaped clouds. The band near the rim shows crashing waves.
The base is signed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark in a double ring.
This type of bowl with Shou Lao in a central medallion is well known, and most examples are rather crudely done. The present example is of much finer quality, well potted with a flaring rim and nicely decorated with strong cobalt tones.
Reference: For a similar but cruder design, please see the British Museum collection, no. Franks.760. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_Franks-760
Also a similar bowl in the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof NO 01285: https://aziatischekeramiek.nl/dadd/22645
And a similar bowl offered at Roseberys: https://www.roseberys.co.uk/a0606-lot-543425-a-large-chinese-blue-and-white-immortals-bowl-ming-dynasty-wanli-period
Dimensions: Height 9.6 cm × Width 22.6 cm
Condition: In good condition; only one stabilized hairline and an associated retouched small rim chip, and the typical rim fritting common with this ware.
Shipping: The bowl will be very securely packaged and shipped with insurance. (Without the doll house vase, just for scale).
A rare fine-quality bowl from the late Ming dynasty, decorated in underglaze blue with Longevity (Shou) characters and round Shou symbols. The rim shows the typical honeycomb with dots pattern, but the band near the foot is decorated with unusually nice blue lappets.
The inside is painted with Shou Lao, the god of longevity, in a double-ring medallion. He is flying on the back of a crane with outstretched wings among true ruyi/lingzhi-shaped clouds. The band near the rim shows crashing waves.
The base is signed with an apocryphal Chenghua mark in a double ring.
This type of bowl with Shou Lao in a central medallion is well known, and most examples are rather crudely done. The present example is of much finer quality, well potted with a flaring rim and nicely decorated with strong cobalt tones.
Reference: For a similar but cruder design, please see the British Museum collection, no. Franks.760. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_Franks-760
Also a similar bowl in the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof NO 01285: https://aziatischekeramiek.nl/dadd/22645
And a similar bowl offered at Roseberys: https://www.roseberys.co.uk/a0606-lot-543425-a-large-chinese-blue-and-white-immortals-bowl-ming-dynasty-wanli-period
Dimensions: Height 9.6 cm × Width 22.6 cm
Condition: In good condition; only one stabilized hairline and an associated retouched small rim chip, and the typical rim fritting common with this ware.
Shipping: The bowl will be very securely packaged and shipped with insurance. (Without the doll house vase, just for scale).
Details
Dynastic Style/Period
Transitional Period
Artist
壽 Shou - Longevity
Country of Origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Height
9.6 cm
Width
22.6 cm
Title of artwork
Bowl
Condition
Good condition
Authenticity
Original/official
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