Lot 126. A small blue and white shallow bowl, 17th century; 4 1⁄4 in. (10.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,500 - USD 2,500. Price Realised USD 1,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020

The interior of the bowl is decorated with fish leaping amidst aquatic plants around the slightly domed center, the exterior with blossoming branches extending from the double lines below the mouth rim. The base has an apocryphal Jiajing mark.

Property from the Collection of Peter Tcherepnine.

Christie's. Art of China. Including Property from the Irving Collection, 18 Nov - 9 Dec 2020