A LARGE DEEP SWATOW CIRCULAR BOWL

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Zhangzhou, Fujian province, ca. 1600
D. 40 cm
Painted in turquoise, black and iron-red enamels with a large central scene of the ‘split pagoda’, with mountains in the distance, figures crossing a bridge and boats, all above three pagodas on rockwork, surrounded by four ruyi-head flaming medallions of fisherman, two with figures crossing a bridge, one with a fishing boat with one of the fisherman holding a net and the other with a boat in a river scene, between four four-character iron-red seals within a double square, the underside plain, the base and foot rim with sand grit.
From an old German private collection, collected before 2007 - Small filled chip with associated hairline crack merging into the wall, metal mount for suspension

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