Kavel 1836

A Chinese porcelain bowl decorated in underglaze blue with the 'Scholar on a bridge' pattern. A scholar crossing a bridge between two rocky islets with a pavilion and retreats beside pine and wutong to the exterior and with a border if trellis pattern in the interior. Provenance: sticker to the base for 'Nanking cargo, Chinese export porcelain and gold', lot 2764, sold at Christie's Amsterdam, Manday 28 April - Friday 2 May 1986. China, ca. 1750 -8,5 cm, D. 19 cm, two small glaze frits to the rim-