Lot 196: A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE MEDALLION BOWL MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD

A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE MEDALLION BOWL MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with leafy floral and fruiting medallions variously enclosing a hare, a crane and a bird perched in a tree, all between classic and floral scroll bands, the interior with a medallion enclosing a crane perched in a lotus pond 11in diameter 28.5cm., 11 1/8 in.