20.2 cm. （8 in.） diam.

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The Tsui Museum of Art， Hong Kong_x000D_
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Finely-potted with shallow splaying sides， the exterior painted with six lotus blossoms issuing from evenly-interspersed leafy vine scrolls above a band of overlapping lotus lappets at the foot， the interior intricately decorated with a stylised six-petal flower medallion encircled with hardly-visible anhua floral decoration at the inner cavetto， the base with a six-character kaishu Imperial reign mark in underglaze blue._x000D_
It has been stated by porcelain connoisseurs that Ming porcelain from the Xuande period （1426-1435）， is considered to be the pinnacle of blue-and-white porcelain production. The bowl boasts several standout features— an elegant shape with natural beautiful gradations of cobalt-blue tone， the lotus flower pattern is a classic representative of the early Ming dynasty. What is extremely rare about this piece is the inclusion of anhua slip-decorated floral scrolls adorning the interior， exquisitely finished and inscribed with the Xuande Imperial reign mark._x000D_
Two closely related example could be found in the Musée Guimet and in the Toguri Museum of Art illustrated in Zaidan hojin Toguri Bijutsukan zohin senshu seireki 2000 nen kinen zuroku， Tokyo， 2000， pl.25. Some prominent collectors such as Edward T. Chow， T.Y. Chao and Peter Boode have also collected similar pieces in the past. Another similar example from the Edward T. Chow and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Falk collections， sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong， 2 May 2005， lot 506 for 5.72 million Hong Kong dollars； one from the collections of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clark and T.Y. Chao， included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Blue and White Porcelain， London， 1953， cat.no.78， sold at Sotheby’s， 19 May 1987， lot 230._x000D_
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Property from an Important Hong Kong Private Collector（Lots 754-759）

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,200,000 - 1,800,000
USD: 152,900 - 229,300

Auction Result:
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