A Famille Noire Bowl, Kangxi mark and of the period (1662-1722). Photo Stockholms Auktionsverk,

the slightly flaring sides decorated with a pair of birds on a prunus tree, the interior painted with cranes amidst clouds all reserved on a black ground, diameter c. 19 cm; crack and repair. Estimate SEK 6 000-8 000 (€ 680-910)

PROVENANCE: A gift from Carl Kempe (1884-1967), to the present owners mother.

Stockholms Auktionsverk. 9-12 june 2014 - http://auktionsverket.com/