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AN EARLY MING WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA -DECORATED BOWL
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
AN EARLY MING WHITE-GLAZED ANHUA -DECORATED BOWL XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435) The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides. It is intricately incised to the exterior with two bands of lotus petals below a frieze of stylised waves around the mouth rim. The interior is decorated with a medallion in the centre enclosing pomegranates and leaves within double-circles, under a keyfret border at the mouth rim. The bowl is covered overall with an even white glaze. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box