A blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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The interior with a central medallion with a hare in the center. By the rim a panel with squirrels and vines. Around the sides alternating motif with a hare and a garden in full bloom. Diameter 18.2 cm.
Fritting. Chips by footrim.
Provenance
From the Collection of Art Director Ivar Björnberg (1934-2021). Growing up at Östermalm, Stockholm Ivar visited gallery viewings, auction viewings and antique shops with his parents and alone. It was during his visits to the antique dealers of Stockholm he became friends with the dealer Victoria Lindström, Grev Turegatan 28, Stockholm (she later moved her gallery to Riddargatan). He started to work extra at the gallery and had her as a mentor when starting his own collection. The collection is a academic one and it shows Mr Björnbergs taste and great passion for the aesthetics of Chinese Works of Art.