A HEXAGONAL BLUE AND WHITE WARMING BOWL WITH A ROMAN SCENE AND BIRDS AND FLOWER PANELS

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Result:

8.806 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Wanli to Chongzhen period
D. 16,2 cm
Max Müller (1867-1960), German consul in Hankow, collected in China between 1905 and 1912. By descent to his daughter Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach (1909-2011), purchased by the present owner from her in July 3rd, 1992
Double-walled warming bowls were made to hold medicine and food. They were made by joining together two bowls of slightly different size, the outer bowl with a circular hole at the foot to allow hot water to fill the cavities between the two bowls and keep the vessel and its contents warm. A bowl of this type, attributed to the Hongzhi period, was included in the exhibition Chinese Porcelain in Underglaze Blue from the Nanjing Museum Collection, Sagawa Art Museum, Moriyama, 2003, cat. no. 39. See also a warming bowl painting with a floral scroll on the exterior and attributed to the Chenghua reign, from the Carl Kempe and Falk Collections, sold at Sotheby’s Hongkong, 8.4.2014, lot 3025, a Ming dynasty warming dish was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 17 Nov. 1975, lot 197 - - Frits and small chips to rim

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