JVV 0405
Delft, circa 1690
The blue and white bowl stands on a straight foot, has a spreading wall and is painted with a chinoiserie decor. The upper part of the outer wall is painted all around with five Chinese figures sitting in an oriental landscape. The lower part of the wall consists of a band with five oval-shaped panels, alternated with stylized flowers with leaves. The panels are filled with a flower on a ground of scroll ornaments. A band of four scroll ornaments is applied above the foot. In the centre of the bowl, within a double circle, a simplified landscape has been painted of a bird on a rock between plants.
Dimensions: diameter 22 cm / 8.66 in., height 10 cm / 3.94 in.
Sold to a collector in the united states
