China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). The lobed bowl decorated in underglaze blue on the show side with a lady and a boy playing in a garden, the rim with panels enclosing repeated designs of flowering plants, knot motif and scenes with ladies. The backside with stylized ruyi-head and foliage.
Condition: Good condition with minor fritting to rim and a short crack. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.