Lot 2143. A set of five blue and white kosometsuke shallow bowls, Late Ming dynasty. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,800 - 4,700). Photo: Bonhams.

Each painted to the well with a circular medallion enclosing a cricket on a rock beneath a chrysanthemum blossom, surrounded by shaped panels enclosing sprigs of flowers and fruits and geometric designs on the cavetto and everted barbed rim, the exterior with stylized floral motifs. 6in (15.2cm) diameter

Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, prior to 17 December 1950

Bonhams. CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 13 Mar 2017, 12:00 EDT, NEW YORK