CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN QILIN SHALLOW BOWL,Yu tang jia qi underglazed blue four-character mark. (fine vessel for the jade hall), Shunzhi period. Painted with a large qilin seated in a landscape with palm tree - 15 in. diam. Estimate $600-800
NOTE: For a similar dish see Micheal Butler, Julia B. Curtis, Stepphen Little, "Treasures from an Unknown Reign, Shunzhi Porcelain", ill. p. 109. " The yu tang jia qi mark appeared occasionally in the late Ming, but became very fashionable in the Shunzhi era..."
Good condition. No hairlines, no cracks, very minor scratches.
