A blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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Four character mark to base within a double square. Rounded sides on a tapering footrim, slightly everted rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with wide band of scrolling flowers and leaves between pairs of blue lines. Diameter 14.6 cm.
Surface wear, fritts. Firing flaws.
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.
Exhibitions
Compare a bowl of the same style at the British Museum, Museum number
PDF,A.646.