A blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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Ch'ang min fu kuei mark to base within double circle. Translates as 'long life, riches and honours'. The mark arranged as on a 'cash' or coin. The interior decorated with a flower within double circles, the exterior decorated with four potted flowers. Diameter 13.4 cm.
Wear to glaze. Fritting.
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. 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.