Chinese Ming Dynasty Chenghua reign period blue and white porcelain bowl. With simply gently rounded side emerging steeply to a slightly everted rim, raised on concave footed ring base, with a double blue fine ring on the foot base and upper mouth rim. The exterior hand-painted in pale-blue and white of lotus blooms with interlocking vines and water foliate. Cresting wavy Lishui water on the foot. The immaculate porcelain body covered with a characteristic silky glaze, pooling on the base slightly veiling the mark. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant finish that was applied by a meticulous glaze, the shape is uniformly proportioned. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the underglaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The shape is uniformly proportioned.
Mark on the countersunk base, a vertical six under-glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine rings; Made in The Years of Chenghua Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty. Measurements: Height: 2" Diameter: 3 1/2"PROVENANCE: From the collections of Dan Peters (1946 - Present), of South Atlanta-Georgia, private collector.
A retired engineer and Christian School Administrator, has had the heart of a missionary to serve in many foreign countries aiding in building orphanages and hospitals in Russia, Romania, Ukraine, and other Asian countries. His present work is in Lima Peru. There he is using his talents to help develop safe drinking water and establish sanitary conditions inside the hospital. He is the parent to 16 children most of which are adopted from various countries. His worldwide travels have allowed him to enjoy the ability to collect treasures, some of his collection will be sold at auction to help raise funds for his ongoing work in Peru. The collections of Mr. Dan Peters are presented and offered up for auction. ON DAY-1: From Lot-61 through Lot-85. ON DAY-2: from Lot-270 through Lot-291.