A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl

with underglaze blue Xuande reign marks within double rings to interior and base, the exterior decorated with figures in a boat below a soaring bird and seven star constellation, with calligraphic inscriptions, ring foot, 3-1/2 x 7-1/2 in.ÿ - Provenance: Private Collection, New Bern, North Carolina
Condition Report: rim flakes with glaze loss, 2-3/4 in. hairline to rim, some small cracks to foot, tiny pin holes and other minor flaws as made, light scratches