A Rare Chinese Blue and White Bowl, Six character Xuande mark and of the period, 1426-35. Photo courtesy Woolley & Wallis

Painted below the rim, well potted and raised on a straight footrim, the exterior painted with a continuous leaf scroll issuing ten large 'lingzhi' heads. Dimensions: 29 cm (11 2/5 in.)

Exhibited: Mittens Rike, Borås Art Museum, Borås, Sweden, 1985, cat. no. 202

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