Lot 187.  A pair of wucai 'Su Wu' bowls, Marks and period of Wanli (1573-1620). Diameter 14.7 cm, Lot sold 31,750 USD (Estimate 10,000 - 20,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2024

the base of each with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2)

Provenance : Collection of Dr. Carl Kempe (1884-1967).

Sotheby's Paris, 12th June 2008, lot 25.

French Private Collection.

Christie's Paris, 10th December 2020, lot 95.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 847.
Chinese Ceramic Treasures, a Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection. The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities, Ulricehamn, 2002, p. 314, no. 1027.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, New York, 19 March 2024