California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 11, 2022 9:30AM PDT  September 11, 2022 9:30AM PDT

 Lot # 6368 
A CHINESE WUCAI 'BOYS' SQUARE BOWL    明 五彩戲嬰圖壽字方盌


  • Dimension: Height: 3 in (7.6 cm) Width: 6 in (15.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2000
  • Estimate To: $3000

Of square section, potted with deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flared rim, the exterior painted with scenes of boys cheerfully engaging in various outdoor pursuits enclosed in shaped cartouches, all in between bands of scrolled clouds along the mouth rim and triangles along the base rim, the interior inscribed with a large 'shou' character at center. The base inscribed with six character Jiajing mark. Ming Dynasty period.


方鬥型,外壁五彩飾群仙賀壽圖,寓意吉祥,各色交錯使用,填彩準確,紋樣色彩絢麗,構圖飽滿,畫面炫彩突出,鮮豔奪目。碗心青花“壽字紋”,字體筆力雄健,筆劃流利。 “大明萬曆年制”款識。