A large blue and white bowl. Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark - Photo Sotheby's

heavily potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a lotus pond, the well decorated with meandering floral scrolls, encircled with a classic scroll at the rim, the exterior with undulating lotus scrolls above a lappet band; 33.5cm., 13 1/4 in. Estimation: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Colonnade London, 17th July 1995, lot 46

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com