CATALOGUE NUMBER 1270

FAMILLE VERTE TEA BOWL

KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722) WITH CHENGHUA SIX-CHARACTER MARK

DIMENSIONS

Diameter: 3 ¾ inches

 

PROVENANCE

Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2001

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CATALOGUE NOTES

A tea bowl, the rounded sides rising from a short, slightly tapering foot, is painted on the exterior with a continuous scene of many small boys in playground pursuits including kite flying, insect catching, blind mans bluff and apple bobbing. The interior is undecorated. The piece contains a Chenghua six character mark within a double circles.