Lot 1759

A moulded Chinese kraak ware bowl decorated in bright underglaze blue, the exterior with a band of flying horses below the rim and flower sprays and the walls, the interior with a central landscape decoration above which a flaming wheel motif, also known as cakra motif, finely separated by ten moulded panels, landscape scenes below the rim, square shou fu seal mark to the underside. No. 49 of the 1882 inventory, Page 1. Literature: Maura Rinaldi, 'Kraak Porcelain - A Moment in the History of Trade', Bamboo Publishing, London 1989, Page 146, plate 168. China, Wanli period, ca. 1585-1600 -H. 10 cm, D. 21,5 cm, faint hairline crack-