Lot 278: A CHINESE POWDER-BLUE GROUND FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL, MING MARK.
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A Chinese porcelain bowl of deep form with a widely flared rim, supported on a short straight foot. The exterior and interior surfaces are decorated with a mottled cobalt-blue glaze, known as powder blue. The exterior is further decorated in overglaze famille rose enamels with two yellow phoenixes or long-tailed birds perched among flowering prunus and peony branches. The interior well features a small central sprig of flowering prunus. The base bears an underglaze blue six-character mark within a double circle reading Da Ming Xuan De Nian Zhi, which translates as Great Ming, Xuande Period Made.
H: Approximately 12cm
D: Approximately 29cm
Condition report:
The bowl is in good overall condition with no visible cracks, chips, or signs of restoration. There is minor kiln grit to the unglazed foot rim and light surface wear consistent with age.
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