Lot 58. A Blue and White 'Chrysanthemum' Bowl, Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1619); 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

thinly potted with deep rounded sides moulded with rows of petal-form lappets and flaring towards the lobed rim, the central interior painted with a chrysanthemum bloom and the rim with a lobed lappet band, skirted around the foot with a classic scroll, the base with a six-character Wanli mark within a double-circle

Exhibited: Blåvitt Ming-Porslin ur Svenska Samlingar: Utställning i Östasiatiska Museet, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, 1964, cat. no. 79.
From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 76.

Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson, London, 07 november 2012