Bowl exquisitely potted with smooth rounded sides, finely painted in muted washes of cobalt-blue accented with sharp outlines of a deeper hue, the exterior with three large clusters of plump ripe melon vine, all differently rendered with seven or eight fruits, the thin curling tendrils counterbalanced by the thick broad leaves, framed by double-line borders at the rim and foot, thinly veiled overall in a most sensual unctuous glaze, the base inscribed with a Chenghua reign mark within a double circle, 2 1/4" h x 6" dia (bowl). Provenance: Estate of M. Wingfield, Greenwich, CT.