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Lot 81
Description:
A Chinese Blue and White "Kraak" Porcelain Bowl, probably Wanli Period (1573-1619), the bulbous tapering body with a flared barbed rim raised on a short foot, the exterior with eight panels, reserve painted with a spotted deer among flowering branches and Buddhistic wheels, the interior well similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing a single spotted deer and issuing eight panels enclosing flowering vines, height 2 3/4 in., diameter 5 3/4 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: Descended in the family of the present owner.
- Notes: Note: 'Kraak porselein' is a term that applies to Chinese blue and white porcelain produced from the Wanli reign (1563-1620) until about 1640, which was exported to Europe. The name derives from the Dutch and refers to the cargo ships, or carracks, in which the porcelain was transported. Late 16th and early 17th century 'kraak' porcelain was appreciated abroad as a marvel of Chinese ingenuity and it was frequently featured in Dutch still life paintings as an example of an exotic foreign luxury. An example of a painting which includes a very similar, small barbed rim 'kraak' type bowl with spotted deer design is "Still Life with Chinese Bowl and Vase of Flowers" by Isaac Soreau (Dutch, 1604-after 1638), conserved at the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, acc. no. 37.1902. Porcelain bowls similar to the one offered here are housed in museum collections throughout the world, including the Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, acc. no 339, and the British Museum, London, acc. no.1973.0726.378. See also, European Noble and Private Collections, Christie's Amsterdam, December 15, 2009, for a pair of 'kraak' bowls painted with eight panels of spotted deer surrounded by foliage and wheel motifs.
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May 22, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
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