Description:
Two Blue and White Kraak Ware Bowls, China, for export, Ming Dynasty, the gently rounded sides rising into flattened upturned rims with lobed edges, one with a central medallion depicting a deer in a landscape, surrounded by alternating panels of blossoms and auspicious symbols, dia. 6, the other with a central medallion depicting a cricket on a rock, surrounded by alternating panels of taotie masks and auspicious symbols, dia. 5 3/4 in.
From the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg
Estimate $500-700
very minor chips at rim.
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