14th/15th Century Blue and White Bowl Late Yuan / Early Ming
12.7
centimeters diameter, 6.2 centimeters height
Fair
Condition
Exterior decorated with traditional deer and crane
motif, the interior with a crane encircled with three lotus plants within
a double circle. This bowl is either early Ming or possibly Yuan Dynasty.
The marking is of the older script normally found in Yuan and early
Ming writings. Pronounced Fu, it reads 'rich, abundant, wealth'. |
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. Note: The
deep foot is a definite characteristic of the Yuan and early Ming Dynasty
bowls, being that it is not just deep, but wedge shaped with the widest point
being where it meets the base of the bowl. |
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