CHINA - WANLI period (1573-1620) - Lot 98

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CHINA - WANLI period (1573-1620) - Lot 98
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). H. 11.5 cm Diam. 24.8 cm The "monkey and bees" subject is common in Chinese art, symbolizing the homophonic vow: "may you become a marquis quickly (mashang fenghou)".
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