Lot 123

A Chinese ko-sometsuke porcelain bowl for the Japanese market, decorated with a bird flying down to catch a hare diving into the grass, below the rim with a band of stylised flowers to the interior, the rim mounted with brass, China, Tianqi period (1621-1627) -H. 7,5 cm, D. 11,5 cm-_x000D_ Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's Amsterdam, 16-17 November 1983, lot # 2156 for 1500 Dutch Guilders