A blue and white Immortals bowl

• Kangxi Period (1661-1722)

• H / D : 9,5cm / 20,2cm

• Inv. GD237

A fluted lotus‑shaped porcelain bowl, in blue and white, with a Kraak‑style decoration of Immortals; alternating flowers and figures around the exterior. Inside the bowl, a crane flying over a pagoda in a double circle.

On the reverse, a six‑character Xuande mark within a double circle.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

This model is also known in a smaller diameter (about 16 cm), and is more regularly marked “Chenghua.”


BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a similar model, see :

– Recent Acquisitions, 2010, Marchant Asian Art, no. 30

– Sotheby’s, Important Chinese Art, 22 March 2023, lot 56

For a similar form, see :

– Victoria and Albert Museum, C.928‑1910

– Victoria and Albert Museum, C.922‑1910


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