A large blue and white bowl decorated with peony and chrysanthemum scrolls and eight auspicious symbols, China, Kangxi-Qianlong period. photo courtesy Nagel

porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration, lobed rim, the base not glazed. D. 46 cm - Estimate € 12 000

Property from an old European private collection

Cf. Lu Minghua, Qingdai qing hua ciqi jian shang, Shanghai 1998, Nr. 15

Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de