From the collection of Karl Rientze Hugosson (1929-2015), thence by descent. Karl started his career at an early age in Gothenburg working for Swedish Customs; his work was within clearing antiques and works of art from abroad. At this time of course Gothenburg was an important port were much of the items from Europe arrived. This is where the passion for antiques and Asian art was born, and especially the interest in Chinese Works of Art that became a lifelong passion. After retirement he held lectures about Chinese porcelain and became a guide for travel agencies that took Swedish citizens to China. In an interview with Karl Hugosson in article in Antik & Auktion of 7/8 1992, he says ‘I had a first-row seat in the antique trade/ import during the era after World War II.

Compare with a bowl of this type in the British Museum, Registration number
Franks.760. Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks.

Compare also with a bowl of this type and size in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Accession no. EA1991.20.

Harrison-Hall 2001 / Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum. The author notes that these bowls were made for the domestic market in China but also exported. This clear since such bowls are also depicted in Dutch still-life oil paintings, such as those by Jacques Linard, painted in 1627 and 1638 respectively. Persian bowls with similar designs were made too, indicating that bowls of the present type were also sent to the Near East.

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