Lot 292. A large blue and white bowl, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, painted in rich cobalt tones to the interior with two scholars and an attendant on a boat, the cavetto with alternating panels enclosing figures in Western landscapes and exotic stylized blossoms, all divided by narrow floral panels, the exterior similarly decorated, with European buildings on the banks. Diameter 14 1/8  in., 35.8 cm

Note: Compare a closely related example illustrated in Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing Dynasties, Amsterdam, 1997, pl. 49. See another similarly decorated bowl, sold at Christie's New York, 18th-19th September 2014, lot 830.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM