A BLUE AND WHITE 'LONGEVITY' BOWL MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD
the rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to a flared rim, painted to the exterior with two herds of deer beneath a peach tree and a turtle in a river landscape, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a fruiting peach tree, its trunk twisted and bent to form a shou character, the base inscribed with the four-character mark fugui jiaqi (beautiful vessel for the rich and honourable)
14.2 cm, 5 5/8 in.
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the rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to a flared rim, painted to the exterior with two herds of deer beneath a peach tree and a turtle in a river landscape, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a fruiting peach tree, its trunk twisted and bent to form a shou character, the base inscribed with the four-character mark fugui jiaqi (beautiful vessel for the rich and honourable)
14.2 cm, 5 5/8 in.