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CHINA - WANLI period (1573-1620)
Porcelain bowl decorated in…
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98
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CHINA - WANLI period (1573-1620)
Porcelain bowl decorated in…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
CHINA - WANLI period (1573-1620)
Porcelain bowl decorated in blue underglaze with monkeys, deer and bees on a terrace among chrysanthemums, a monkey climbing a peach tree to pick a peach.
Inside, two monkeys with a bee under pine trees.
On the reverse, the mark 'Wanli nian zhi, yu tang jia qi' (Objects from the jade hall, needed during the Wanli period). Minyao (firing cracks on the heel). Height 11.5 cm
Diam. 24.8 cm
The subject of "monkeys and bees" is common in Chinese art, symbolising the homophonic wish "that you may become a marquis quickly (mashang fenghou)".
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Classic furniture and objets d'art
Auction location
Auction time
06/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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