Deep rounded sides, short straight rim, painted in cobalt blue and enamelled in green, yellow and iron red, the outside depicting chrystanthemums issuing from rockwork. The interior with a dragon and a phoenix. Diameter 17,7 cm.
Rimcrack, chip, wear.
Christies, London, 12 July 2005. Lot no 85.
Compare similar bowl in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated by M. Medley in Ming Polychrome Wares, London, 1977, no 85, plate VIII. Also antoher one in the Eugene O. Perkins Collection, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1 June, 1990, lot no 188.
The chystantemum is one of the flowers of the 'four seasons' representing Autumn. They are the symbols of longevity and wealth.