**Originally Listed At $400**

East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1664 CE. A fabulous pair of porcelain bowls; each similar in form yet strikingly different in decoration. Each vessel presents a shallow basin with wide-flaring walls, a broad rim, and a ring-form foot. The larger dish, however, is of maximalist design, featuring meticulously hand-painted blue-on-white ornamentation of abstract, phytomorphic motifs. Boasting a more pronounced rim, the more petite bowl is alternatively of minimalist adornment, enveloped in a monochrome glaze of celadon with no additional decoration. Size of larger (blue on white): 13.3" Diameter x 2.2" H (33.8 cm x 5.6 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#183703

Blue-on-white bowl has chipping to foot, small area of repair to interior wall, and some minor areas of repainting or touching up. Both have light surface wear with some nicks and pitting. Otherwise, celadon bowl is intact and both have very nice presentations. Nice craquelure to glaze throughout.