A Chinese blue and white bowl and stand from the Vung Tau cargo, Kangxi
Of lobed form and decorated with panels of dense flowers and foliage.
Bowl 11.4cm dia, stand 15.7cm dia. (2)

A private English collector. Christie's Vung Tao Cargo, Amsterdam, 1992, lot 841 (bearing label), thence to Robert McPherson Antiques. Acquired by the vendor through private sale in 2005.

Condition Report

Bowl: Light glaze wear/erosion. Fritting to the rim. Small chip and associated hairline to the rim. Small star fracture near base.
Stand: Light glaze wear/erosion. Small section of the rim visibly repaired. Further fine hairlines to rim and across centre. Small chip to the underside of the rim.

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