Blue-glazed ceramic bowl, Ming Dynasty

A monochrome Chinese porcelain vessel, deep in form with a wide rim. It has a bulbous, rounded lower body that tapers at the waist before flaring out into a broad neck and a flared rim. It is entirely covered in a deep cobalt-blue glaze, known as ‘sacrificial blue’ or ‘imperial blue’. The base bears a six-character mark (大明嘉靖年制). Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).  or later.   

Height: 14.8 cm; Rim diameter: 16 cm; Base diameter: 8.8 cm

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Sotheby’s. A very rare blue-enamelled zhadou, marked and dated to the Yongzheng period. Lot 3517. Apr. 2022