A porcelain bowl with reticulated sides, decorated with five medallions containing underglaze blue pagodas. The medallions are surrounded by two decorative bands.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

This type of reticulated porcelain, known as ‘Linglong’ or ‘Devil’s Work,’ has been produced from the early Ming Dynasty to the present.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

While identical bowls are recorded in numerous sources—auction catalogues, inventories, and various publications—the most pertinent reference is the catalogue of the Hatcher Cargo (The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes, The Complete Record, Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, p. 44).
Although it cannot be confirmed that this bowl was part of the Hatcher Cargo, the majority of such examples are. The substantial quantity of Ming dynasty porcelain, particularly 17th-century pieces, recovered from this wreck (around 25,000 items) likely accounts for the frequency with which Linglong bowls on the market are described as originating from the Hatcher Cargo.

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