Lot 846. A blue and white bowl, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period  (1573-1619); 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Estimate: USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's 2021

The bowl is decorated on the exterior in bright shades of blue with a wide band of meandering floral scoll between two narrower bands of stylized waves.

Provenance: S. Marchant and Son, London, 1 January 1972.

Note: A Wanli-marked blue and white bowl of this rare design was sold Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2013, lot 3119.